Deprecated features

v2.x

Commands and features deprecated in v2.x will be removed in v3.0.

hoomd:

Feature	Replace with
Python 2.7	Python >= 3.6
static parameter in hoomd.dump.gsd	dynamic parameter
set_params and other set_* methods	Parameters and type parameters accessed by properties.
context.initialize	device.CPU / device.GPU
util.quiet_status and util.unquiet_status	No longer needed.

hoomd.deprecated:

Feature	Replace with
deprecated.analyze.msd	Offline analysis: e.g. Freud’s msd module.
deprecated.dump.xml	hoomd.dump.gsd
deprecated.dump.pos	hoomd.dump.gsd with on-demand conversion to .pos.
deprecated.init.read_xml	init.read_gsd
deprecated.init.create_random	mBuild, packmol, or user script.
deprecated.init.create_random_polymers	mBuild, packmol, or user script.

hoomd.hpmc:

Feature	Replace with
sphere_union::max_members parameter	no longer needed
convex_polyhedron_union	ConvexSpheropolyhedronUnion, sweep_radius=0
setup_pos_writer member	n/a
depletant_mode='circumsphere'	no longer needed
max_verts parameter	no longer needed
depletant_mode parameter	no longer needed
ntrial parameter	no longer needed
implicit boolean parameter	set fugacity non-zero

hoomd.md:

Feature	Replace with
group parameter to integrate.mode_minimize_fire	Pass group to integration method.
alpha parameter to pair.lj and related classes	n/a
LJ 12-8 pair potential	Mie potential
f_list and t_list parameters to md.force.active	Per-type active_force and active_torque

hoomd.cgcmm:

Feature	Replace with
cgcmm.angle.cgcmm	no longer needed
cgcmm.pair.cgcmm	no longer needed