Improved and added to loops over tables

[paulsaxe]

• Added a 'between' operator to filter rows of tables.
• Ensured the correct types of variables in the rows of a table, fixing an issues that caused e.g. integers to be treated as floats.
• Added an option, on by default, to make variables with the name of the columns in the tables, holding the values.
• Using directory names that are the index of the row in the table.

[seamm]

LGTM

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR enhances table-based loops by adding a new range operator, improving type handling, exposing row values as variables, and customizing iteration directory names.

• Introduces a "between" operator for row filtering
• Converts query values to the column’s native type
• Adds an "as variables" option to create individual variables per column
• Uses the row index to name iteration directories

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
loop_step/tk_loop.py	Updated dialog layout to include "as variables" and support a second input for "between"
loop_step/loop_parameters.py	Added "between" operator and parameters for query-value2 and as variables option
loop_step/loop.py	Implemented range filtering, type conversion, variable injection, and directory naming by index
HISTORY.rst	Documented the new features in the release history

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HISTORY.rst:6

• Grammar: change "fixing an issues" to "fixing an issue" or "fixing issues".

*   Ensured the correct types of variables in the rows of a table, fixing an issues

[Copilot]

The parameter "as variables" is declared with kind "boolean" but uses string values "yes"/"no" in its enumeration. Either change kind to "enumeration" or use actual boolean values (true/false) to match the declared kind.

Suggested change

	"default": "yes",
	"kind": "boolean",
	"default_units": "",
	"enumeration": ("yes", "no"),
	"format_string": "",
	"description": "Values as variables:",
	"help_text": "Whether to put the values for the row as seperate variables.",
	"default": True,
	"kind": "boolean",
	"default_units": "",
	"enumeration": (True, False),
	"format_string": "",
	"description": "Values as variables:",
	"help_text": "Whether to put the values for the row as separate variables.",