Python support
Rasterio 1.4 requires Python version 3.8 or newer.
New features
Python openers can now support discovery of auxiliary "sidecar" files like .aux.xml, .msk, and .tfw files for GeoTIFFs (#3032). Additionally, filesystem objects, such as those from fsspec and tiledb, can be used as openers. This will become the recommended usage, supplanting the use of single file openers.
Bug fixes
- The rio CLI output file options no longer resolve to absolute paths.
- gzip, tar, and zip archive URIs containing drive letters were not always parsed properly on Windows, but are now.