NeuroML · pgleeson · Jun 24, 2026 · Jul 31, 2026 · Jul 31, 2026 · Jul 31, 2026
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a/78380165
+# Posted by Stefan, modified by community. See post 'Timeline' for change history
+# Retrieved 2026-04-14, License - CC BY-SA 4.0
+
+# Set update schedule for GitHub Actions
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Continuous builds
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, development, experimental, modelspec ]
+    branches: [ master, development, experimental, modelspec, test* ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, development, experimental, modelspec ]
+    branches: [ master, development, experimental, modelspec, test* ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"] #, "3.14" # Neuron not yet supported on 3.14 (need nrn<9.0)
     env:
       JNML_HOME: "/home/runner/work/NeuroMLlite/NeuroMLlite/jNeuroML"
       HDF5_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: 1
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Set up Python  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
         python-version:  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 

diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies

diff --git a/docs/NeuroMLlite_specification.json b/docs/NeuroMLlite_specification.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+    "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
     "specification": {
         "Network": {
             "definition": "A Network containing multiple Population's, connected by Projection's and receiving Input's",

diff --git a/docs/NeuroMLlite_specification.yaml b/docs/NeuroMLlite_specification.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
 specification:
     Network:
         definition: A Network containing multiple Population's, connected by Projection's

diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Specification of NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+# Specification of NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
 **Note: the NeuroMLlite specification is still in development! Subject to change...**
 
 ## Network

diff --git a/examples/BBP_5percent.json b/examples/BBP_5percent.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "BBP_5percent": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "A network with the Blue Brain Project connectivity data (%s% of total cells)",
         "cells": {
             "hhcell": {

diff --git a/examples/Example10_Lorenz.json b/examples/Example10_Lorenz.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example10_Lorenz": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 10: Lorenz",
         "parameters": {
             "N": 1,

diff --git a/examples/Example11_Synapses.json b/examples/Example11_Synapses.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example11_Synapses": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 11: synaptic properties",
         "parameters": {
             "input_amp": 0.23,

diff --git a/examples/Example11_Synapses.net.nml b/examples/Example11_Synapses.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example11_Synapses">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example11_Synapses
     Generation seed: 1234
     NeuroMLlite parameters: 

diff --git a/examples/Example12_MultiComp.json b/examples/Example12_MultiComp.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example12_MultiComp": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 12: Multicompartmental cells...",
         "parameters": {
             "N": 20,

diff --git a/examples/Example1_TestNetwork.json b/examples/Example1_TestNetwork.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "TestNetwork": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "A simple network with 2 populations & projection between them. No info yet on what the cells are so network can't be simulated.",
         "populations": {
             "pop0": {

diff --git a/examples/Example2_TestNetwork.json b/examples/Example2_TestNetwork.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example2_TestNetwork": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "A simple network with 2 populations & projection between them. Cells are specified to be NeuroML 2 HH cell models & pre population is given a spiking input.",
         "cells": {
             "hhcell": {

diff --git a/examples/Example2_TestNetwork.net.nml b/examples/Example2_TestNetwork.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example2_TestNetwork">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example2_TestNetwork
     Generation seed: 1234</notes>
     <include href="test_files/inputs.nml"/>

diff --git a/examples/Example3_Network.json b/examples/Example3_Network.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example3_Network": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 3: simple network with 2 populations of NeuroML2 cells, a projection between them and spiking input.",
         "cells": {
             "hhcell": {

diff --git a/examples/Example3_Network.net.nml b/examples/Example3_Network.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example3_Network">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example3_Network
     Generation seed: 1234</notes>
     <include href="test_files/inputs.nml"/>

diff --git a/examples/Example4_PyNN.json b/examples/Example4_PyNN.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example4_PyNN": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 4: a network with PyNN cells & inputs",
         "parameters": {
             "input_amp": 0.99

diff --git a/examples/Example4_PyNN.net.nml b/examples/Example4_PyNN.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example4_PyNN">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example4_PyNN
     Generation seed: 1234
     NeuroMLlite parameters: 

diff --git a/examples/Example4_PyNN.yaml b/examples/Example4_PyNN.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Example4_PyNN:
-    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     notes: 'Example 4: a network with PyNN cells & inputs'
     parameters:
         input_amp: 0.99

diff --git a/examples/Example6_PyNN.json b/examples/Example6_PyNN.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example6_PyNN": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Another network for PyNN - work in progress...",
         "parameters": {
             "N_scaling": 0.005,

diff --git a/examples/Example6_PyNN.net.nml b/examples/Example6_PyNN.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example6_PyNN">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example6_PyNN
     Generation seed: 1234
     NeuroMLlite parameters: 

diff --git a/examples/Example6_PyNN_noinputs.json b/examples/Example6_PyNN_noinputs.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example6_PyNN_noinputs": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Another network for PyNN - work in progress...",
         "parameters": {
             "N_scaling": 0.005,

diff --git a/examples/Example6_PyNN_noinputs.net.nml b/examples/Example6_PyNN_noinputs.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example6_PyNN_noinputs">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example6_PyNN_noinputs
     Generation seed: 1234
     NeuroMLlite parameters: 

diff --git a/examples/Example7_Brunel2000.json b/examples/Example7_Brunel2000.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example7_Brunel2000": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 7: based on network of Brunel 2000",
         "parameters": {
             "g": 4,

diff --git a/examples/Example7_Brunel2000.net.nml b/examples/Example7_Brunel2000.net.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <neuroml xmlns="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2"  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.neuroml.org/schema/neuroml2 https://raw.github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2/development/Schemas/NeuroML2/NeuroML_v2.3.1.xsd" id="Example7_Brunel2000">
-    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    <notes>Generated by NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     Generated network: Example7_Brunel2000
     Generation seed: 1234
     NeuroMLlite parameters: 

diff --git a/examples/Example8_Extension.json b/examples/Example8_Extension.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example8_Extension": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 8: general testing...",
         "parameters": {
             "N": 10,

diff --git a/examples/Example9_HindmarshRose.json b/examples/Example9_HindmarshRose.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Example9_HindmarshRose": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example 9: HindmarshRose",
         "parameters": {
             "N": 1,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample10.json b/examples/SimExample10.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample10": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example10_Lorenz.json",
         "duration": 10000.0,
         "dt": 1.0,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample11.json b/examples/SimExample11.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample11": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example11_Synapses.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.01,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample12_MultiComp.json b/examples/SimExample12_MultiComp.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample12_MultiComp": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example12_MultiComp.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample3.json b/examples/SimExample3.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample3": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example3_Network.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample4.json b/examples/SimExample4.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample4": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example4_PyNN.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.01,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample4.yaml b/examples/SimExample4.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SimExample4:
-    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     network: Example4_PyNN.yaml
     duration: 1000.0
     dt: 0.01

diff --git a/examples/SimExample6_PyNN.json b/examples/SimExample6_PyNN.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample6_PyNN": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example6_PyNN.json",
         "duration": 100.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample7.json b/examples/SimExample7.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample7": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example7_Brunel2000.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample8.json b/examples/SimExample8.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample8": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example8_Extension.json",
         "duration": 1000.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/SimExample9.json b/examples/SimExample9.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimExample9": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Example9_HindmarshRose.json",
         "duration": 1000000.0,
         "dt": 25.0,

diff --git a/examples/arbor/ArborExample.json b/examples/arbor/ArborExample.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "ArborExample": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example for testing Arbor",
         "parameters": {
             "v_init": -50,

diff --git a/examples/arbor/ArborExample.yaml b/examples/arbor/ArborExample.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ArborExample:
-    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     notes: Example for testing Arbor
     parameters:
         v_init: -50

diff --git a/examples/arbor/SimArborExample.json b/examples/arbor/SimArborExample.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimArborExample": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "ArborExample.json",
         "duration": 100.0,
         "dt": 0.01,

diff --git a/examples/arbor/SimArborExample.yaml b/examples/arbor/SimArborExample.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SimArborExample:
-    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.1
+    version: NeuroMLlite v0.6.2
     network: ArborExample.yaml
     duration: 100.0
     dt: 0.01

diff --git a/examples/spikeratetest/SimSpikers.json b/examples/spikeratetest/SimSpikers.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "SimSpikers": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "network": "Spikers.json",
         "duration": 10000.0,
         "dt": 0.025,

diff --git a/examples/spikeratetest/Spikers.json b/examples/spikeratetest/Spikers.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Spikers": {
-        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.1",
+        "version": "NeuroMLlite v0.6.2",
         "notes": "Example with spiking entities..",
         "parameters": {
             "N": 10,

diff --git a/neuromllite/GraphVizHandler.py b/neuromllite/GraphVizHandler.py
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ def handle_population(
             else:
                 fcolor = "#ffffff"
 
-            print_v('Color %s -> %s -> %s'%(properties['color'], rgb, color))
+            print_v("Color %s -> %s -> %s" % (properties["color"], rgb, color))
 
         if properties and "type" in properties:
             self.pop_types[population_id] = properties["type"]
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ def handle_projection(
         self.proj_post_pops[projName] = postPop
         self.proj_types[projName] = type
 
-
         if type == "continuousProjection":
             shape = self.CONT_CONN_ARROW_SHAPE
             line = "solid"
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ def handle_projection(
         if type == "electricalProjection":
             shape = self.GAP_CONN_ARROW_SHAPE
             line = "dashed"
-            
+
         if synapse_obj:
             self.proj_syn_objs[projName] = synapse_obj
             erev = self.get_reversal_potential_mV(synapse_obj)

diff --git a/neuromllite/__init__.py b/neuromllite/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import collections
 
-__version__ = "0.6.1"
+__version__ = "0.6.2"
 
 # import pyNN
 # import nest