Chaquopy version 8.0.0

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Changes:

  • Android Gradle plugin version 4.0 is now supported, and version 3.2 is no longer supported.
  • Runtime Python version is now 3.8.3.
  • Using Chaquopy in an Android library module (AAR) is now supported (#94).
  • Java primitive arrays now support the Python buffer protocol, allowing high-performance data transfer between the two languages.
  • Data files in top-level non-package directories are now extracted from the APK the first time the app is started, so they can be accessed using a path relative to __file__.

The following packages have been added to the repository since the previous version:

  • torchvision