Prepare for v0.14.4 release

CHANGELOG.rst

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+Version 0.14.4 (2023-02-02)
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+This release adds a new ``where`` reduction that provides improved inspection capabilities and adds support for colormaps that are tuples of hex values. There are also various bug fixes and compatibility improvements.
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+Thanks to `@ianthomas23 <https://github.com/ianthomas23>`_, `@maximlt <https://github.com/maximlt>`_ and `@Hoxbro <https://github.com/Hoxbro>`_.
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+Enhancements:
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+* New ``where`` reduction to provide improved inspection functionality:
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+  - Add new where reduction (`#1155 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1155>`_)
+  - Where reduction using dataframe row index (`#1164 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1164>`_)
+  - CUDA support for where reduction (`#1167 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1167>`_)
+  - User guide page for where reduction (`#1172 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1172>`_)
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+* Support colormaps that are tuples of hex values (`#1173 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1173>`_)
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+* Add governance docs (`#1165 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1165>`_)
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+* Improve documentation build system (`#1170 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1170>`_, `#1171 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1171>`_)
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+* Improvements to CI:
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+  - Rename default branch from ``master`` to ``main`` (`#1156 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1156>`_)
+  - Use holoviz_task install action (`#1163 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1163>`_)
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+Bug fixes:
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+* Validate calculated log canvas range (`#1154 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1154>`_)
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+* Better validate ``canvas.line()`` coordinate lengths (`#1160 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1160>`_)
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+* Return early in ``eq_hist()`` if all data masked out (`#1168 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1168>`_)
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+Compatibility:
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+* Follow recommended ``numba`` best practice.
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+  - Ensure cuda functions are correctly jitted (`#1153 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1153>`_)
+  - ``nopython=True`` everywhere (`#1162 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1162>`_)
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+* Update dependencies:
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+  - Pip ``pyarrow`` in tests dependencies (`#1174 <https://github.com/holoviz/datashader/pull/1174>`_)
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 Version 0.14.3 (2022-11-17)
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