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 Release notes for PyTables 3.6 series
=======================================

:Author: PyTables Developers
:Contact: pytables-dev@googlegroups.com

.. py:currentmodule:: tables


Changes from 3.5.3 to 3.6.0
===========================

PyTables 3.6 drops Python 2.7 support. The 3.5 branch is the last version
to support Python 2.7. see PR #747.

Improvements
------------
 - Full python 3.8 support.

Bugfixes
--------
- Bugfix for HDF5 files/types with padding. For details see :issue:`734`.
- More fixes for python 3.8 compatibility: Replace deprecated time.clock
  with time.perf_counter
  Thanks to Sergio Pascual (sergiopasra). see :issue:`744` and PR #745.
- Improvements in tests as well as clean up from dropping Python 2.7 support.
  Thanks to Seth Troisi (sethtroisi).

=======================================
 Release notes for PyTables 3.6 series
=======================================

:Author: PyTables Developers
:Contact: pytables-dev@googlegroups.com

.. py:currentmodule:: tables


Changes from 3.5.3 to 3.6.0
===========================

PyTables 3.6 no longer supports Python 2.7 see PR #747.

Improvements
------------
 - Full python 3.8 support.
 - On Windows PyTables wheels on PyPI are linked to `pytables_hdf5.dll` instead of
 `hdf5.dll` to prevent collisions with other packages/wheels that also vendor `hdf5.dll`.
 This should prevent problems that arise when a different version of a dll is imported
 that the version to which the program was linked to. This problem is known as "DLL Hell".
 With the renaming of the HDF5 DLL to `pytables_hdf5.dll` these problems should be solved.

Bugfixes
--------
- Bugfix for HDF5 files/types with padding. For details see :issue:`734`.
- More fixes for python 3.8 compatibility: Replace deprecated time.clock
  with time.perf_counter
  Thanks to Sergio Pascual (sergiopasra). see :issue:`744` and PR #745.
- Improvements in tests as well as clean up from dropping Python 2.7 support.
  Thanks to Seth Troisi (sethtroisi).

Add renamed vendored hdf5.dll to release notes.
Add renamed vendored hdf5.dll to release notes.

Windows wheels will now link to `pytables_hdf5.dll` instead of `hdf5.dll`
to prevent dll hell.
