JWST 1.8.0 (DMS build B9.0rc1)

What's Changed

• starting 1.7.3 development by @nden in #7041
• JP-2913: Fix the coron median replace algorithm by @hbushouse in #7044
• Modify default parameters for FITS SIP fitting in the assign_wcs by @mcara in #7037
• Relax SIP fitting parameters in the tweakreg step by @mcara in #7038
• check whether requirements-sdp.txt is empty before publishing to PyPI by @zacharyburnett in #7045
• JP-2694: reset input model after Source Catalog Step by @cshanahan1 in #6942
• JP-2627: Fixes to pixel scale in resample and photometry keywords by @cshanahan1 in #7033
• JP-2038: Enforcing no path data in association files and expanding documentation by @kmacdonald-stsci in #7008
• fix definition of pixel ratio by @cshanahan1 in #7048
• JP-2917: Master_background reopens files from asn_table, potentially ignoring input datamodels by @tapastro in #7046
• JP-2918: Fix bad resampled frames for NRS MOS by @hbushouse in #7047
• JP-2679: Update bkg_subtract to handle 3D coronagraphic data by @dmggh in #7049
• JP-2927: Fix short spectrum bug in combine1d by @hbushouse in #7053
• Migrate set_telescope_pointing to pysiaf-based exclusively by @stscieisenhamer in #6993
• Update WCS (or slit metadata) after image (or spectrum) resampling. by @mairanteodoro in #7042
• JP-2681 add residual_fringe to calwebb_spec2 pipeline by @jemorrison in #7051
• use canonical filename for RTD configuration by @zacharyburnett in #7050
• JP-2940 Return non-zero status from the set_telescope_pointing command-line when an error occurs by @stscieisenhamer in #7056
• JP-2679: Update docs to reflect background subtraction update to acc… by @dmggh in #7055
• JP-2645 - Snowball and Shower flagging in Jump by @mwregan2 in #7039
• release 1.8.0 by @zacharyburnett in #7059

Full Changelog: 1.7.2...1.8.0