Alright everyone, calling all Python developers using `hive-nectar`!

I've just pushed out a pre-release version, **`hive-nectar` 0.0.7b**, and I could really use some help testing it out before making the official 0.0.7 release.

## What's the Big Deal in 0.0.7b?

The major undertaking in this version has been **removing all legacy Python 2 dependencies**. This is a pretty significant cleanup under the hood, aimed at modernizing the library, shedding old baggage, and ensuring better compatibility with the current Python 3 ecosystem. While this is a positive step forward, changes like this can sometimes have unexpected side effects.

![Pages and Pages of this!](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/thecrazygm/23t773SF2wrLevqSGFqNH2cDaokMbgYbSfWsm8M6zpHLvHDbbcUGHQHcjj7zEstfwrPyL.png)

## Why a Pre-Release?

Because removing old dependencies touches quite a few parts of the library, I want to give the community a chance to test this version in real-world scenarios before I tag it as the official `0.0.7`. This helps catch any potential issues or regressions that might have slipped through during development.

## How You Can Help Test:

If you have an existing project using `hive-nectar` or are willing to spin up a test environment, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could take this beta version for a spin. You can install it directly from the GitHub repository using `uv` or `pip`:

- **Using uv:**

  ```bash
  uv add "hive-nectar @ git+https://github.com/thecrazygm/hive-nectar"
  # or
  uv pip install "hive-nectar @ git+https://github.com/thecrazygm/hive-nectar"
  ```

- **Using pip:**
  ```bash
  pip install git+https://github.com/thecrazygm/hive-nectar
  ```

## Links for Reference:

- **Main Repository:** [https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar](https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar)
- **Specific Commit for this Change:** [https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar/commit/27e144dd7f1005b3d0ebadeeef7e2fffca35d8a2](https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar/commit/27e144dd7f1005b3d0ebadeeef7e2fffca35d8a2)

## Feedback Needed!

Please try out your usual workflows with this version. If you encounter any errors, unexpected behavior, or installation problems, please report them as Issues on the GitHub repository. Your feedback is crucial to ensure the official `0.0.7` release is solid! All of my personal scripts have been using it for the last 24 hrs and I have not noticed anything strange. But, could definitely use another ~~guinea pig~~ set of eyes.

Thanks in advance for your help testing this out!

As always,
Michael Garcia a.k.a. TheCrazyGM