Merge branch '2.7.1-dev' into 'master'

Merge 2.7.1 dev into Master, for TST010ed271 publication

Closes #174, #166, #167, #162, #165, #161, #159, #158, #156, #155, #154, #98, #94, #151, #148, #145, #135, #89, #83, #77, #71, #73, #44, and #20

See merge request !193