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4.1.0 (2026-10-24)

Features

  • deprecate *_old entrypoints (#1473) (dfbf3e6)
  • deprecate compute/correctGCbias (#1471) (ec4fbc8)
  • exit if provided number of labels doesn't match number of samples (closes #1026) (b0a2841)
  • explicit check for local file existence in arg parsing (#1481) (d9d0656)
  • explicit check for start < end in bed (b0a2841)
  • fingerprint --extendReads uses fragsize from respective bamfile (order independence) (#1483) (2ec422f)
  • PCA drop --transpose/--centerRows as scores are default now in plotPCA (#1472) (0604617)
  • script for ESS calculation (#1474) (cde2aa7)

Bug Fixes

  • do not allow RPGC in bamCompare mode anymore (closes #1404) (b0a2841)
  • remove np.warnings, keep ignores in the function context instead of propagating to end of function/tool (#1478) (2aab71a)

Performance Improvements

  • reduce computeMatrix memory use when filtering and sorting (#1484) (13bf814)

Documentation

  • fix visual shift under - strand for alSieve documentation (closes #1331) (b0a2841)
  • include release DOI in README (0604617)
  • make contribution.md a bit more verbose (0604617)
  • make sure changelog in docs reflects changelog in repo (#1469) (51e50dd)
  • more verbose help on filterRNAstrand (closes #1248) (b0a2841)
  • normalizeUsing in parserCommon has None explained first (closes #1311) (b0a2841)
  • step by step in docs points to zenodo files, osx install instructions simplified (#1482) (1143e6d)
  • update ess for latest assemblies in listed table (cde2aa7)

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4.1.0 changelog
CHANGELOG.md
The release notes describe features, bug fixes, a computeMatrix performance improvement, and documentation updates.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.md: Adds bug-fix notes about disallowing RPGC in bamCompare mode and keeping warning suppression within function context.
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Comment thread CHANGELOG.md
### Features

* deprecate *_old entrypoints ([#1473](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1473)) ([dfbf3e6](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/dfbf3e6483ce0440003e51751b6fd37ce13339c5))
* deprecate compute/correctGCbias ([#1471](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1471)) ([ec4fbc8](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/ec4fbc8018434f2cf04353d3b58116f09175de00))

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 ### Features
 
 * deprecate *_old entrypoints ([#1473](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1473)) ([dfbf3e6](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/dfbf3e6483ce0440003e51751b6fd37ce13339c5))
-* deprecate compute/correctGCbias ([#1471](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1471)) ([ec4fbc8](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/ec4fbc8018434f2cf04353d3b58116f09175de00))
+* deprecate compute/correctGCBias ([#1471](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1471)) ([ec4fbc8](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/ec4fbc8018434f2cf04353d3b58116f09175de00))
 * exit if provided number of labels doesn't match number of samples (closes [#1026](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1026)) ([b0a2841](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/b0a28418afe6a6b76bff17cf580a41bc607090c5))
 * explicit check for local file existence in arg parsing ([#1481](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/issues/1481)) ([d9d0656](https://github.com/deeptools/deepTools/commit/d9d0656b2f6bf06ab8ed7dfe695051006c800f91))
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Use alignmentSieve, not alSieve.

The linked change updates docs/content/tools/alignmentSieve.rst. Use the real tool name so users can find the documentation. (github.com)

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