From 7f59af4356d827d96b795b79c3e348a4d2e97c4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christophe Morisset <chris.morisset@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:36:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] resolve bug in extract_flt

---
 pyneb/utils/manage_atomic_data.py | 13 +++++--------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyneb/utils/manage_atomic_data.py b/pyneb/utils/manage_atomic_data.py
index 810f1af..cc80f1c 100644
--- a/pyneb/utils/manage_atomic_data.py
+++ b/pyneb/utils/manage_atomic_data.py
@@ -617,18 +617,15 @@ def extract_flt(str_):
     extract_flt('(123.00?') -> 123.00
     """
     res = ''
-    if len(str_) > 0:
-        if str_.decode()[0] in ('(', '['):
-            str_ = str_[1:]
-    for l in str_.decode():
+    this_str_ = str_.decode() if isinstance(str_, bytes) else str_
+    if len(this_str_) > 0 and this_str_[0] in ('(', '['):
+        this_str_ = this_str_[1:]
+    for l in this_str_:
         if l.isdigit() or l == '.':
             res += l
         else:
             break
-    if res == '':
-        return np.nan
-    else:
-        return float(res)
+    return np.nan if res == '' else float(res)
 
 def readNIST(NISTfile,NLevels=None):
     """

From 1bcd97586f102e9d8e00217d35e9d618f73a5c3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christophe Morisset <chris.morisset@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:37:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] 1.1.21b1

---
 pyneb/version.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyneb/version.py b/pyneb/version.py
index 8867348..c7a7454 100644
--- a/pyneb/version.py
+++ b/pyneb/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # PyNeb version
-__version__ = '1.1.20'
+__version__ = '1.1.21b1'

From 90e948e867f3a2472e517e69f08947a2b197e9ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christophe Morisset <chris.morisset@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:40:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] add pull in updatePyNeb

---
 updatePyNeb.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/updatePyNeb.md b/updatePyNeb.md
index 2f08cfb..b613d74 100644
--- a/updatePyNeb.md
+++ b/updatePyNeb.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Publish the new version on the pypi server
 =============================
 
 * Switch to master branch
+* synchronize with repository: git pull
 * Run the following from the root directory (where dist is) and check the tar file is created in dist:
     `python setup.py sdist`
 * Run the following to upload the tar file to pypi server. **Update the value of the distribution in {0}:**

From 19888a9274c7a52aa8d016089d818c1ca7d2116f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christophe Morisset <chris.morisset@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:47:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] 1.1.21

---
 pyneb/version.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyneb/version.py b/pyneb/version.py
index c7a7454..a058468 100644
--- a/pyneb/version.py
+++ b/pyneb/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # PyNeb version
-__version__ = '1.1.21b1'
+__version__ = '1.1.21'