Release date: 2017-12-20
* **BACKWARD INCOMPATIBLE** ``binary_prefix`` option is added and off
by default because of compatibility with mysqlclient.
When you need PyMySQL 0.7 behavior, you have to pass ``binary_prefix=True``.
(549)
* **BACKWARD INCOMPATIBLE** ``MULTI_STATEMENTS`` client flag is no longer
set by default, while it was on PyMySQL 0.7. You need to pass
``client_flag=CLIENT.MULTI_STATEMENTS`` when you connect to explicitly
enable multi-statement mode. (590)
* Fixed AuthSwitch packet handling.
* Raise OperationalError for MariaDB's constraint error. (607)
* executemany() accepts query without space between ``VALUES`` and ``(``. (597)
* Support config file containing option without value. (588)
* Fixed Connection.ping() returned unintended value.