merging of scilus#1201

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Please include a summary of the changes and the related issue(s) or improvement(s).
Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change if needed.

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Type of change

merging of scilus#1201

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• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

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Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project (run autopep8)
• I added relevant citations to scripts, modules and functions docstrings and descriptions
• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I moved all functions from the script file (except the argparser and main) to scilpy modules
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes