Change history
==============


PyEPR 0.6.1 (26/04/2012)
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* fix compatibility with cython_ 0.16
* added a new option to the setup script (:option:`--epr-api-src`) to build
  PyEPR using the EPR-API C sources


PyEPR 0.6 (12/08/2011)
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* full support for `Python 3`_
* improved code highligh in the documentation
* depend from cython >= 0.13 instead of cython >= 0.14.1.
  Cythonizing :file:`epr.pyx` with `Python 3`_ requires cython >= 0.15


PyEPR 0.5 (25/04/2011)
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* stop using :c:func:`PyFile_AsFile` that is no more available in
  `Python 3`_
* now documentation uses intersphinx_ capabilities
* code examples added to documentation
* tutorials added to documentation
* the LICENSE.txt file is now included in the source distribution
* the cython_ construct ``with nogil`` is now used instead of calling
  :c:func:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` and :c:func:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS`
  directly
* dropped old versions of cython_; now cython_ 0.14.1 or newer is required
* suppressed several constness related warnings

.. _`Python 3`: http://docs.python.org/py3k
.. _intersphinx: http://sphinx.pocoo.org/latest/ext/intersphinx.html
.. _cython: http://www.cython.org


PyEPR 0.4 (10/04/2011)
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* fixed a bug in the :meth:`epr.Product.__str__`, :meth:`Dataset.__str__`
  and :meth:`erp.Band.__repr__` methods (bad formatting)
* fixed :meth:`epr.Field.get_elems` method for char and uchar data types
* implemented :meth:`epr.Product.read_bitmask_raster`, now the
  :class:`epr.Product` API is complete
* fixed segfault in :meth:`epr.Field.get_unit` method when the field
  has no unit
* a smaller dataset is now used for unit tests
* a new tutorial section has been added to the user documentation


PyEPR 0.3 (01/04/2011)
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* version string of the EPR C API is now exposed as module attribute
  :data:`epr.EPR_C_API_VERSION`
* implemented ``__repr__``, ``__str__``, ``__eq__``, ``__ne__`` and
  ``__iter__`` special methods
* added utility methods (not included in the C API) like:

  - :meth:`epr.Record.get_field_names`
  - :meth:`epr.Record.fields`
  - :meth:`epr.Dataset.records`
  - :meth:`epr.Product.get_dataset_names`
  - :meth:`epr.Product.get_band_names`
  - :meth:`epr.Product.datasets`
  - :meth:`epr.Product.bands`

* fixed a logic error that caused empty messages in custom EPR
  exceptions


PyEPR 0.2 (20/03/2011)
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* sphinx_ documentation added
* added docstrings to all method and classes
* renamed some method and parameter in order to avoid redundancies and
  have a more *pythonic*  API
* in case of null pointers a :exc:`epr.EPRValueError` is raised
* improved C library shutdown management
* introduced some utility methods to :class:`epr.Product` and
  :class:`epr.Record` classes

.. _sphinx: http://sphinx.pocoo.org


PyEPR 0.1 (09/03/2011)
----------------------

Initial release