Changed optional deps (0.8a1.dev23)

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 Contribute to Byron
 ===================
 
-First of all, thank you! :+1:
+#### First of all, thank you! :+1:
 
-* [Join the team](#join-the-team)
-* Use the tool and [report a success story](#report)
-* Fail to use the tool and [submit a bug report](#report)
-* [Fix a bug](#coding)
-* [Add a brand new feature](#coding)
-* [Improve an existing feature](#coding)
-* Extend/update/proofread the documentation
-* Draw logo/icons
-* [~~Donate money~~](#money-donations)
+Generally speaking there are several ways to contribute:
 
-### Join the team
+##### * Create/Extend/update/proofread the documentation
 
-Please, contact Alberto or Giovanni directly:
+Contact Alberto or Giovanni if your English is acceptable and you want to play with documentation generators such as [Sphinx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_(documentation_generator)). Some of these works could even be considered *small dissertations* (tesine) in Politecnico di Torino.
 
-* If you enjoy playing with Python and Evolutionary Computation, and you are looking for a 6-month master thesis. Note: We are **always** looking for valuable students, even when there are no theses posted on the official channels.
-* If you have a great idea for an improvement, but you are not sure how to hack it.
-* If you feel like doing it.
+##### * Add a brand new feature
+##### * Improve an existing feature
 
-### Reports
+Contact Alberto or Giovanni if you enjoy playing with Python and Evolutionary Computation, and you are looking for a 6-month master thesis. Start sharpening your favorite IDE.
 
-We use [GitHub's issues](https://github.com/cad-polito-it/byron/issues) for bug reporting. 
+**Note**: We are always looking for valuable students, even when there are no theses posted on the official channels.
 
-If you have published a paper using any version of byron, please let us know.
+##### * Use the tool and report a success story
 
-Anyhow, feel free to send us an email describing your story. 
+Let us know if you have published a paper using any version of byron or MicroGP (Byron's predecessor). 
 
-### Coding
+**Note**: Byron's official DOI is not available, yet.
 
-#### TL;DR
+##### * Fail to use the tool and [submit a bug report](#report)
 
-* The default branch is always the more stable
-* Do not clone experimental branches `exp/*` unless you know what you are doing
-* Follow this [style guide](https://github.com/squillero/style/blob/master/python.md) and keep the code formatted with [Black](https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
-* Write as few lines of code and as much line of comments as possible (ie. use builtins, exploit generators and list comprehension)
-* Use [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/) and [Coverage.py](https://coverage.readthedocs.io/) for unit testing (ie. `coverage run -m pytest`)
-* Use [pylint](https://mypy-lang.org/) for basic linting and [mypy](https://mypy-lang.org/) for additional type checking
-* Be [paranoid](./PARANOIA.md) (cit. *"I need someone to show me the things"*)
-* It may be wise to contact Alberto or Giovanni 
+We plan to use [GitHub's issues](https://github.com/cad-polito-it/byron/issues) for bug reporting. 
 
-## Money Donations
+##### * [Fix a bug](#coding)
+
+Kudos!
+
+##### * Draw logo/icons
+
+Byron is still missing a nice logo. 
+
+##### * [~~Donate money~~](#money-donations)
 
 Thanks for trying, but we do not accept monetary donations:
 
 * Alberto and Giovanni are working on Byron as an integral part of their research activities. Therefore, they are already paid by their institutions, namely: *Politecnico di Torino* (Italy); *INRAE — AgroParisTech* (France) and *Institut des Systèmes Complexes de Paris Île-de-France* (France).
 * Students have worked, are working, and will work on Byron as part of their academic curricula, either for Master's theses or Ph.D. programs.
 * A few volunteers did excellent work on specific topics, but as volunteers they did not ask for payment.
-
-So, why not donating [**time**](#join-the-team) instead of money?

README.md

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 [![License: Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache--2.0-green.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) 
 [![Status: Actrive](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-active-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/cad-polito-it/byron)
 ![Language: Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/language-python-blue.svg)
-![Version: 0.1.dev2](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.8a1.dev19-orange.svg)
+![Version: 0.1.dev2](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.8a1.dev23-orange.svg)
 ![Codename: Don Juan](https://img.shields.io/badge/codename-Don_Juan-pink.svg)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/byron/badge/?version=pre-alpha)](https://byron.readthedocs.io/en/pre-alpha/?badge=pre-alpha)
 

byron/global_symbols.py

@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 import multiprocessing
 
-__version__ = "0.8a1.dev19"
-__date__ = "27-08-2023"
+__version__ = "0.8a1.dev23"
+__date__ = "28-08-2023"
 __codename__ = "Don Juan"
 __author__ = "Giovanni Squillero and Alberto Tonda"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2023 Giovanni Squillero and Alberto Tonda"