CCTools 7.8.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 7.8.0 of the Cooperative Computing Tools from the University of Notre Dame, including TaskVine, Work Queue, Makeflow, Parrot, Chirp, and other software. Docs: https://cctools.readthedocs.io/
Download: http://ccl.cse.nd.edu/software/download
Forum: http://ccl.cse.nd.edu/community/forum This is a feature release that primarily improves the scalability and performance of TaskVine: Main Features: TaskVine dask serverless execution (i.e., function calls instead of tasks) to reduce overheads, by @BarrySlyDelgado
TaskVine improvements to library and remove function calls dispatch, by @tphung3
TaskVine temporary file replication, by @colinthomas-z80
TaskVine automatic deletion of ancillary files (unlink_when_done) during workflow execution, by @btovar
TaskVine use of memory buffers to serialize functions, by @btovar
TaskVine cleanup of factory, worker information and stats, by @dthain
Fix TaskVine memory leak in python bindings, by @JinZhou5042
Improved Parsl integration with TaskVine and documentation, by @colinthomas-z80 Full Changelog