kedro-org/kedro 1.0.0rc1 on GitHub

Major features and improvements

Added stricter validation to dataset names in the Node class, ensuring . characters are reserved to be used as part of a namespace.
Added a prefix_datasets_with_namespace argument to the Pipeline class which allows users to turn on or off the prefixing of the namespace to the node inputs, outputs, and parameters.
Changed the default node name to be formed of the function name used in the node suffixed by a secure hash (SHA-256) based on the function, inputs, and outputs, ensuring uniqueness and improved readability.
Added an option to select which multiprocessing start method is going to be used on ParallelRunner via the KEDRO_MP_CONTEXT environment variable.

Changed pipeline filtering for namespace to return exact namespace matches instead of partial matches.
Added support for running multiple namespaces within a single session.
Updated kedro registry describe to return the node name property instead of creating its own name for the node.

Updated the DataCatalog documentation with improved structure and detailed description of new features.

Private methods _is_project and _find_kedro_project are changed to is_kedro_project and find_kedro_project.
Renamed instances of extra_params and _extra_params to runtime_params.
Removed the modular_pipeline module and moved functionality to the pipeline module instead.
Renamed ModularPipelineError to PipelineError.
Pipeline.grouped_nodes_by_namespace() was replaced with group_nodes_by(group_by), which supports multiple strategies and returns a list of GroupedNodes, improving type safety and consistency for deployment plugin integrations.
The micro-packaging feature and the corresponding micropkg CLI command have been removed.
Renamed session_id parameter to run_id in all runner methods and hooks to improve API clarity and prepare for future multi-run session support.
Removed the following DataCatalog methods: _get_dataset(), add_all(), add_feed_dict(), list(), and shallow_copy().
Removed the CLI command kedro catalog create.
Changed the output of runner.run() — it now always returns all pipeline outputs, regardless of catalog configuration.