CHANGES 3.6.13 24/04/2023
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* fixes for python 3.12.0a1
* tables.py error improvement
* allow exclusions in tests in runAll.py and setup.py; allows for coverage.py importing failures.
* implement a safer toColor with rl_config.toColorCanUse option and rl_extended_literal_eval
CHANGES 3.6.12 25/10/2022
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* fix dpi handling in renderPM.py; bug found by Terry Zhao Terry dot Zhao at fil dot com
* attempt fix in rparsexml.py
* add rl_settings.xmlParser with default 'lxml'
* nano RHEL related fix to setup.py contributed by James Brown jbrown at easypost dot com
* minor speedup in reportlab.graphics.transform functions
* allow usage of freetype testpaths via rl_config/rl_settings textPaths
* _renderPM.c remove parse_utf8, make pict_putrow same as for rlPyCairo
CHANGES 3.6.11 24/06/2022
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* support HORIZONTAL2 & VERTICAL2 table cell backgrounds; as suggested by Sina Khelil < sina at khelil dot com >
* support general LINEAR & RADIAL gradient table cell backgrounds
* support ShowBoundaryValue in canv.drawImage
CHANGES 3.6.10 31/05/2022
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* fix symlink looping in setup.py reported by Michał Górny < mgorny at gentoo dot org >
* allow bearerBox attribute for some barcodes
* require pillow>=9.0.0 patch contributed by Claude Paroz claude at 2xlibre.net
* Apply Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net > patch to assume hashlib md5 exists
* ImageReader updated to allow deepcopy; similarly for doctemplate.onDrawStr
* fix 3.11.0b2 regression in rl_safe_eval.
* apply massive contribution for Table inRowSplit from Lennart Regebro < lregebro at shoobx dot com >
CHANGES 3.6.9 22/03/2022
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* fix up _rl_accel.c 0.81 to allow better error messages and support python 3.11.0a6
* change the cibuildwheel setup to support macos M1 build
CHANGES 3.6.8 28/02/2022
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* remove old Python2 constructs; patch from Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
CHANGES 3.6.7 18/02/2022
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* Remove use of cPickle; patch from Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
* Remove unneccessary object inheritance; patch by Claude Paroz
* minor changes to python rendering in shapes.Drawing
* remove jython (dead project no python3) patch by Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
* remove unicodeT/bytesT patch by Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
* import directly from string module patch by Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
* eliminate getBytesIO and getStringIO patch by Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
* remove unused and indirect imports patch by Claude Paroz < claude at 2xlibre dot net >
CHANGES 3.6.6 24/01/2022
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* remove uniChr alias of chr (patch contribution from Claude Paroz)
* modify pdfdoc template to be eventually compatible with pikepdf suggested by Lennart Regebro lregebro at shoobx.com
* fix bug in table gradient bg; contribution by Justin Brzozoski justin.brzozoski at gmail.com
* fix bug in validateSetattr (__dict__) discovered and reported by Chris Buergi cb at enerweb dot ch
* fix handling of ddfStyle in XLabel class
CHANGES 3.6.5 24/12/2021
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* only skip listwrap on for small height objects
* changes to allow for deprecated stuff in Python-3.11
CHANGES 3.6.4 7/12/2021
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* try to improve multi-frag paragraph justification
* fix justification condition
* allow validator OneOf to take re.Pattern
CHANGES 3.6.3 4/11/2021
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* modernisation of para.py contribution from <Andrews Searle at BMC dot com>
* many changes to .github workflows
* changes to setup.py to support cibuildwheel
* _FindSplitterMixin protect against deepcopy failure
* allow textAnnotation to have QuadPoints keyword
CHANGES 3.6.2 1/10/2021
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* minor changes to datareader
* fix XLabel argument usage
CHANGES 3.6.1 6/08/2021
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* add mock for urlopen calls so tests can run off line. Contribution by Antonio Trande sagitter at fedoraproject dot org
CHANGES 3.6.0 23/07/2021
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* create py-2-3 branch
* Cease support for Python-2.7
CHANGES 3.5.68 25/06/2021
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* graphics improve some error messages for renderPM
* changed lib.urilt.recursiveImport after errors in python3.10, reflect changes in readJPEGInfo
* pdfutils readJPEGInfo extracts dpi if present defaults to (72, 72)
* Image flowable allows a useDPI argument
* paraparser annotate some errors
CHANGES 3.5.67 12/04/2021
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* Allow unicode PDFString to use encoding directly; fixes bug where colorspace indexes are broken
* Ensure PIL images can be size checked
CHANGES 3.5.66 19/03/2021
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* fix obvious bug in renderPS.py cut'n'paste bah :(
* fix bug saving to SpooledtemporaryFile's reported by Robert Schroll <rschroll at gmail.com>
* fix bug in justified RTL paragraphs example & bugfix contributed by Moshe Uminer <mosheduminer at gmail.com>
* fix regex deprecation reported by Jürgen Gmach <juergen.gmach at apis.de>
CHANGES 3.5.65 10/03/2021
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* add yieldNoneSplits utility function
* fix BarChart so it lines can have markers and Nones in their data
CHANGES 3.5.64 09/03/2021
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* add ability to have lineplots in barcharts; no support yet for line markers
* added checkAttr method to TypedPropertyCollection
CHANGES 3.5.63 05/03/2021
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* ensure setup.py works from sdist; bug reported by Antonio P. Sagitter (sagitter at fedoraproject.org)
* restore broken MANIFEST.in somehow overwritten by Robin :(
CHANGES 3.5.62 03/03/2021
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* simplify annotateException and add better error messages for asUnicode/Bytes etc
* improve embeddedHyphenation in paragraph.py
CHANGES 3.5.61 25/02/2021
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* add adjustableArrow widget
* allow para tag borderPadding attribute
* minor cosmetics in renderPM C extension and add fontSize setattr
* allow a bounding box constraint in definePath
* efficiency savings in text2Path
* refactor transformation math and text2Path functionality
* allow a renderPM plugin cairo backend package rlPyCairo
CHANGES 3.5.60 22/01/2021
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* Allow legend column control of vertical alignment
* Allow renderTextMode attribute in reportlab.graphics.shapes.String
* Allow renderTextMode drawString handling in renderPDF/PM/PS/SVG
* Some fixes to fillMode handling
CHANGES 3.5.59 04/01/2021
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* Minor changes to table rounded corners; some documentation updates
CHANGES 3.5.58 01/01/2021
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* Allow variant corners in Canvas.roundRect
* Allow tables to have rounded corners
CHANGES 3.5.57 27/12/2020
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* added ddfStyle to Label
* allowed for embedded(and ordinary)Hyphenation to pre-empt splitting when embeddedHyphenation>=2
* fix extension escapePDF so it can handle unicode
* fix poundsign in Ean5BarcodeWidget
* Table can use __styledWrap__ for sizing
* test fixes so 3.9 and 2.7 produce same pdf
CHANGES 3.5.56 10/12/2020
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* added .github action wheel.yml
* micro change to userguide doc