v3.7.9

Gentleman-Programming/engramv3.7.9Mar 25, 2026by Barabazs

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Release notes summary

A backport release that restores word-level timestamps for unalignable characters from the v3.8.4 line onto the 3.7.x series. Words containing digits, symbols, or foreign script now receive proper timestamps again via a wildcard emission column, fixing a regression introduced by an earlier revert of PR #986. It also adds a regression test and a CI test workflow.

Key Highlights

  • Restores timestamps for unalignable characters such as `4,9` or `£13.60` via a wildcard emission column (fixes #1372)
  • Reverts the earlier removal of wildcard support that caused the regression
  • Adds a regression test for #1372
  • Adds pytest as a dev dependency and a CI test workflow

New Features

  • Wildcard emission column for word-level timestamp alignment of digits, symbols, and foreign script
  • CI test workflow and pytest dev dependency

Full Release Notes

Backport of word-level timestamp fixes from v3.8.4.

## Bug Fixes

- **Restore timestamps for unalignable characters** (39aa9f5): Words containing digits, symbols, or foreign script (e.g. `4,9`, `£13.60`) now get proper timestamps via a wildcard emission column. The previous patch (v3.X.Y) reverted PR #986 which removed wildcard support entirely. Fixes #1372.

## Testing

- Add regression test for #1372 (da072d6)
- Add pytest dev dependency and CI test workflow (f9a3f8f)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/compare/v3.7.8...v3.7.9

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