v0.11.0

[paullo0106]

0.11.0 (2021-07-28)

(sorry for the spam, attempting to correctly update to the right files)

• CausalML surpassed 2K stars!
• We have 3 new community contributors, Jannik (@jroessler), Mohamed (@ibraaaa), and Leo (@lleiou). Thanks for the contribution!

Major Updates

• Make tensorflow dependency optional and add python 3.9 support by @jeongyoonlee (make tensorflow dependency optional #343)
• Add delta-delta-p (ddp) tree inference approach by @jroessler (Add delta-delta-p (ddp) tree inference approach #327)
• Add conda env files for Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 by @jeongyoonlee (Add conda env files for causalml in Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 #324)

Minor Updates

• Fix inconsistent feature importance calculation in uplift tree by @paullo0106 (This fix 362 by 1. fixing the position of feature importance calculation so it's consistent with the act… #372)
• Fix filter method failure with NaNs in the data issue by @manojbalaji1 (fix issue filter method failure with NaNs in the data issue #348, add… #367)
• Add automatic package publish by @jeongyoonlee (Automatic package publish #354)
• Fix typo in unit_selection optimization by @jeongyoonlee (fix typo in unit_selection #347)
• Fix docs build failure by @jeongyoonlee (Fix docs build failure #335)
• Convert pandas inputs to numpy in S/T/R Learners by @jeongyoonlee (Convert pandas inputs to numpy in S/T/R Learners #333)
• Require scikit-learn as a dependency of setup.py by @ibraaaa (Require scikit-learn as a dependency of setup.py #325)
• Fix AttributeError when passing in Outcome and Effect learner to R-Learner by @paullo0106 (1. Use 'is not None' evaluation to avoid invocation of non-existent e… #320)
• Fix error when there is no positive class for KL Divergence filter by @lleiou (Avoid Error When There Is No Positive Class In Certain Bins for KL Divergence Calculation #311)
• Add versions to cython and numpy in setup.py for requirements.txt accordingly by @maccam912 (Versions added to cython and numpy in setup.py to reflect versions specified in requirements.txt #306)

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