From 444e535f000fd7b53dadf6726d5cd29ac34cc75f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miodrag Milanovic Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 08:58:19 +0200 Subject: Add pybind11 2.5 source --- 3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst | 1277 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1277 insertions(+) create mode 100644 3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst (limited to '3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst') diff --git a/3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst b/3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2def2b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/3rdparty/pybind11/docs/changelog.rst @@ -0,0 +1,1277 @@ +.. _changelog: + +Changelog +######### + +Starting with version 1.8.0, pybind11 releases use a `semantic versioning +`_ policy. + +v2.5.0 (Mar 31, 2020) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Use C++17 fold expressions in type casters, if available. This can + improve performance during overload resolution when functions have + multiple arguments. + `#2043 `_. + +* Changed include directory resolution in ``pybind11/__init__.py`` + and installation in ``setup.py``. This fixes a number of open issues + where pybind11 headers could not be found in certain environments. + `#1995 `_. + +* C++20 ``char8_t`` and ``u8string`` support. `#2026 + `_. + +* CMake: search for Python 3.9. `bb9c91 + `_. + +* Fixes for MSYS-based build environments. + `#2087 `_, + `#2053 `_. + +* STL bindings for ``std::vector<...>::clear``. `#2074 + `_. + +* Read-only flag for ``py::buffer``. `#1466 + `_. + +* Exception handling during module initialization. + `bf2b031 `_. + +* Support linking against a CPython debug build. + `#2025 `_. + +* Fixed issues involving the availability and use of aligned ``new`` and + ``delete``. `#1988 `_, + `759221 `_. + +* Fixed a resource leak upon interpreter shutdown. + `#2020 `_. + +* Fixed error handling in the boolean caster. + `#1976 `_. + +v2.4.3 (Oct 15, 2019) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Adapt pybind11 to a C API convention change in Python 3.8. `#1950 + `_. + +v2.4.2 (Sep 21, 2019) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Replaced usage of a C++14 only construct. `#1929 + `_. + +* Made an ifdef future-proof for Python >= 4. `f3109d + `_. + +v2.4.1 (Sep 20, 2019) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Fixed a problem involving implicit conversion from enumerations to integers + on Python 3.8. `#1780 `_. + +v2.4.0 (Sep 19, 2019) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Try harder to keep pybind11-internal data structures separate when there + are potential ABI incompatibilities. Fixes crashes that occurred when loading + multiple pybind11 extensions that were e.g. compiled by GCC (libstdc++) + and Clang (libc++). + `#1588 `_ and + `c9f5a `_. + +* Added support for ``__await__``, ``__aiter__``, and ``__anext__`` protocols. + `#1842 `_. + +* ``pybind11_add_module()``: don't strip symbols when compiling in + ``RelWithDebInfo`` mode. `#1980 + `_. + +* ``enum_``: Reproduce Python behavior when comparing against invalid values + (e.g. ``None``, strings, etc.). Add back support for ``__invert__()``. + `#1912 `_, + `#1907 `_. + +* List insertion operation for ``py::list``. + Added ``.empty()`` to all collection types. + Added ``py::set::contains()`` and ``py::dict::contains()``. + `#1887 `_, + `#1884 `_, + `#1888 `_. + +* ``py::details::overload_cast_impl`` is available in C++11 mode, can be used + like ``overload_cast`` with an additional set of parantheses. + `#1581 `_. + +* Fixed ``get_include()`` on Conda. + `#1877 `_. + +* ``stl_bind.h``: negative indexing support. + `#1882 `_. + +* Minor CMake fix to add MinGW compatibility. + `#1851 `_. + +* GIL-related fixes. + `#1836 `_, + `8b90b `_. + +* Other very minor/subtle fixes and improvements. + `#1329 `_, + `#1910 `_, + `#1863 `_, + `#1847 `_, + `#1890 `_, + `#1860 `_, + `#1848 `_, + `#1821 `_, + `#1837 `_, + `#1833 `_, + `#1748 `_, + `#1852 `_. + +v2.3.0 (June 11, 2019) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Significantly reduced module binary size (10-20%) when compiled in C++11 mode + with GCC/Clang, or in any mode with MSVC. Function signatures are now always + precomputed at compile time (this was previously only available in C++14 mode + for non-MSVC compilers). + `#934 `_. + +* Add basic support for tag-based static polymorphism, where classes + provide a method to returns the desired type of an instance. + `#1326 `_. + +* Python type wrappers (``py::handle``, ``py::object``, etc.) + now support map Python's number protocol onto C++ arithmetic + operators such as ``operator+``, ``operator/=``, etc. + `#1511 `_. + +* A number of improvements related to enumerations: + + 1. The ``enum_`` implementation was rewritten from scratch to reduce + code bloat. Rather than instantiating a full implementation for each + enumeration, most code is now contained in a generic base class. + `#1511 `_. + + 2. The ``value()`` method of ``py::enum_`` now accepts an optional + docstring that will be shown in the documentation of the associated + enumeration. `#1160 `_. + + 3. check for already existing enum value and throw an error if present. + `#1453 `_. + +* Support for over-aligned type allocation via C++17's aligned ``new`` + statement. `#1582 `_. + +* Added ``py::ellipsis()`` method for slicing of multidimensional NumPy arrays + `#1502 `_. + +* Numerous Improvements to the ``mkdoc.py`` script for extracting documentation + from C++ header files. + `#1788 `_. + +* ``pybind11_add_module()``: allow including Python as a ``SYSTEM`` include path. + `#1416 `_. + +* ``pybind11/stl.h`` does not convert strings to ``vector`` anymore. + `#1258 `_. + +* Mark static methods as such to fix auto-generated Sphinx documentation. + `#1732 `_. + +* Re-throw forced unwind exceptions (e.g. during pthread termination). + `#1208 `_. + +* Added ``__contains__`` method to the bindings of maps (``std::map``, + ``std::unordered_map``). + `#1767 `_. + +* Improvements to ``gil_scoped_acquire``. + `#1211 `_. + +* Type caster support for ``std::deque``. + `#1609 `_. + +* Support for ``std::unique_ptr`` holders, whose deleters differ between a base and derived + class. `#1353 `_. + +* Construction of STL array/vector-like data structures from + iterators. Added an ``extend()`` operation. + `#1709 `_, + +* CMake build system improvements for projects that include non-C++ + files (e.g. plain C, CUDA) in ``pybind11_add_module`` et al. + `#1678 `_. + +* Fixed asynchronous invocation and deallocation of Python functions + wrapped in ``std::function``. + `#1595 `_. + +* Fixes regarding return value policy propagation in STL type casters. + `#1603 `_. + +* Fixed scoped enum comparisons. + `#1571 `_. + +* Fixed iostream redirection for code that releases the GIL. + `#1368 `_, + +* A number of CI-related fixes. + `#1757 `_, + `#1744 `_, + `#1670 `_. + +v2.2.4 (September 11, 2018) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Use new Python 3.7 Thread Specific Storage (TSS) implementation if available. + `#1454 `_, + `#1517 `_. + +* Fixes for newer MSVC versions and C++17 mode. + `#1347 `_, + `#1462 `_. + +* Propagate return value policies to type-specific casters + when casting STL containers. + `#1455 `_. + +* Allow ostream-redirection of more than 1024 characters. + `#1479 `_. + +* Set ``Py_DEBUG`` define when compiling against a debug Python build. + `#1438 `_. + +* Untangle integer logic in number type caster to work for custom + types that may only be castable to a restricted set of builtin types. + `#1442 `_. + +* CMake build system: Remember Python version in cache file. + `#1434 `_. + +* Fix for custom smart pointers: use ``std::addressof`` to obtain holder + address instead of ``operator&``. + `#1435 `_. + +* Properly report exceptions thrown during module initialization. + `#1362 `_. + +* Fixed a segmentation fault when creating empty-shaped NumPy array. + `#1371 `_. + +* The version of Intel C++ compiler must be >= 2017, and this is now checked by + the header files. `#1363 `_. + +* A few minor typo fixes and improvements to the test suite, and + patches that silence compiler warnings. + +* Vectors now support construction from generators, as well as ``extend()`` from a + list or generator. + `#1496 `_. + + +v2.2.3 (April 29, 2018) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* The pybind11 header location detection was replaced by a new implementation + that no longer depends on ``pip`` internals (the recently released ``pip`` + 10 has restricted access to this API). + `#1190 `_. + +* Small adjustment to an implementation detail to work around a compiler segmentation fault in Clang 3.3/3.4. + `#1350 `_. + +* The minimal supported version of the Intel compiler was >= 17.0 since + pybind11 v2.1. This check is now explicit, and a compile-time error is raised + if the compiler meet the requirement. + `#1363 `_. + +* Fixed an endianness-related fault in the test suite. + `#1287 `_. + +v2.2.2 (February 7, 2018) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Fixed a segfault when combining embedded interpreter + shutdown/reinitialization with external loaded pybind11 modules. + `#1092 `_. + +* Eigen support: fixed a bug where Nx1/1xN numpy inputs couldn't be passed as + arguments to Eigen vectors (which for Eigen are simply compile-time fixed + Nx1/1xN matrices). + `#1106 `_. + +* Clarified to license by moving the licensing of contributions from + ``LICENSE`` into ``CONTRIBUTING.md``: the licensing of contributions is not + actually part of the software license as distributed. This isn't meant to be + a substantial change in the licensing of the project, but addresses concerns + that the clause made the license non-standard. + `#1109 `_. + +* Fixed a regression introduced in 2.1 that broke binding functions with lvalue + character literal arguments. + `#1128 `_. + +* MSVC: fix for compilation failures under /permissive-, and added the flag to + the appveyor test suite. + `#1155 `_. + +* Fixed ``__qualname__`` generation, and in turn, fixes how class names + (especially nested class names) are shown in generated docstrings. + `#1171 `_. + +* Updated the FAQ with a suggested project citation reference. + `#1189 `_. + +* Added fixes for deprecation warnings when compiled under C++17 with + ``-Wdeprecated`` turned on, and add ``-Wdeprecated`` to the test suite + compilation flags. + `#1191 `_. + +* Fixed outdated PyPI URLs in ``setup.py``. + `#1213 `_. + +* Fixed a refcount leak for arguments that end up in a ``py::args`` argument + for functions with both fixed positional and ``py::args`` arguments. + `#1216 `_. + +* Fixed a potential segfault resulting from possible premature destruction of + ``py::args``/``py::kwargs`` arguments with overloaded functions. + `#1223 `_. + +* Fixed ``del map[item]`` for a ``stl_bind.h`` bound stl map. + `#1229 `_. + +* Fixed a regression from v2.1.x where the aggregate initialization could + unintentionally end up at a constructor taking a templated + ``std::initializer_list`` argument. + `#1249 `_. + +* Fixed an issue where calling a function with a keep_alive policy on the same + nurse/patient pair would cause the internal patient storage to needlessly + grow (unboundedly, if the nurse is long-lived). + `#1251 `_. + +* Various other minor fixes. + +v2.2.1 (September 14, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Added ``py::module::reload()`` member function for reloading a module. + `#1040 `_. + +* Fixed a reference leak in the number converter. + `#1078 `_. + +* Fixed compilation with Clang on host GCC < 5 (old libstdc++ which isn't fully + C++11 compliant). `#1062 `_. + +* Fixed a regression where the automatic ``std::vector`` caster would + fail to compile. The same fix also applies to any container which returns + element proxies instead of references. + `#1053 `_. + +* Fixed a regression where the ``py::keep_alive`` policy could not be applied + to constructors. `#1065 `_. + +* Fixed a nullptr dereference when loading a ``py::module_local`` type + that's only registered in an external module. + `#1058 `_. + +* Fixed implicit conversion of accessors to types derived from ``py::object``. + `#1076 `_. + +* The ``name`` in ``PYBIND11_MODULE(name, variable)`` can now be a macro. + `#1082 `_. + +* Relaxed overly strict ``py::pickle()`` check for matching get and set types. + `#1064 `_. + +* Conversion errors now try to be more informative when it's likely that + a missing header is the cause (e.g. forgetting ````). + `#1077 `_. + +v2.2.0 (August 31, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Support for embedding the Python interpreter. See the + :doc:`documentation page ` for a + full overview of the new features. + `#774 `_, + `#889 `_, + `#892 `_, + `#920 `_. + + .. code-block:: cpp + + #include + namespace py = pybind11; + + int main() { + py::scoped_interpreter guard{}; // start the interpreter and keep it alive + + py::print("Hello, World!"); // use the Python API + } + +* Support for inheriting from multiple C++ bases in Python. + `#693 `_. + + .. code-block:: python + + from cpp_module import CppBase1, CppBase2 + + class PyDerived(CppBase1, CppBase2): + def __init__(self): + CppBase1.__init__(self) # C++ bases must be initialized explicitly + CppBase2.__init__(self) + +* ``PYBIND11_MODULE`` is now the preferred way to create module entry points. + ``PYBIND11_PLUGIN`` is deprecated. See :ref:`macros` for details. + `#879 `_. + + .. code-block:: cpp + + // new + PYBIND11_MODULE(example, m) { + m.def("add", [](int a, int b) { return a + b; }); + } + + // old + PYBIND11_PLUGIN(example) { + py::module m("example"); + m.def("add", [](int a, int b) { return a + b; }); + return m.ptr(); + } + +* pybind11's headers and build system now more strictly enforce hidden symbol + visibility for extension modules. This should be seamless for most users, + but see the :doc:`upgrade` if you use a custom build system. + `#995 `_. + +* Support for ``py::module_local`` types which allow multiple modules to + export the same C++ types without conflicts. This is useful for opaque + types like ``std::vector``. ``py::bind_vector`` and ``py::bind_map`` + now default to ``py::module_local`` if their elements are builtins or + local types. See :ref:`module_local` for details. + `#949 `_, + `#981 `_, + `#995 `_, + `#997 `_. + +* Custom constructors can now be added very easily using lambdas or factory + functions which return a class instance by value, pointer or holder. This + supersedes the old placement-new ``__init__`` technique. + See :ref:`custom_constructors` for details. + `#805 `_, + `#1014 `_. + + .. code-block:: cpp + + struct Example { + Example(std::string); + }; + + py::class_(m, "Example") + .def(py::init()) // existing constructor + .def(py::init([](int n) { // custom constructor + return std::make_unique(std::to_string(n)); + })); + +* Similarly to custom constructors, pickling support functions are now bound + using the ``py::pickle()`` adaptor which improves type safety. See the + :doc:`upgrade` and :ref:`pickling` for details. + `#1038 `_. + +* Builtin support for converting C++17 standard library types and general + conversion improvements: + + 1. C++17 ``std::variant`` is supported right out of the box. C++11/14 + equivalents (e.g. ``boost::variant``) can also be added with a simple + user-defined specialization. See :ref:`cpp17_container_casters` for details. + `#811 `_, + `#845 `_, + `#989 `_. + + 2. Out-of-the-box support for C++17 ``std::string_view``. + `#906 `_. + + 3. Improved compatibility of the builtin ``optional`` converter. + `#874 `_. + + 4. The ``bool`` converter now accepts ``numpy.bool_`` and types which + define ``__bool__`` (Python 3.x) or ``__nonzero__`` (Python 2.7). + `#925 `_. + + 5. C++-to-Python casters are now more efficient and move elements out + of rvalue containers whenever possible. + `#851 `_, + `#936 `_, + `#938 `_. + + 6. Fixed ``bytes`` to ``std::string/char*`` conversion on Python 3. + `#817 `_. + + 7. Fixed lifetime of temporary C++ objects created in Python-to-C++ conversions. + `#924 `_. + +* Scope guard call policy for RAII types, e.g. ``py::call_guard()``, + ``py::call_guard()``. See :ref:`call_policies` for details. + `#740 `_. + +* Utility for redirecting C++ streams to Python (e.g. ``std::cout`` -> + ``sys.stdout``). Scope guard ``py::scoped_ostream_redirect`` in C++ and + a context manager in Python. See :ref:`ostream_redirect`. + `#1009 `_. + +* Improved handling of types and exceptions across module boundaries. + `#915 `_, + `#951 `_, + `#995 `_. + +* Fixed destruction order of ``py::keep_alive`` nurse/patient objects + in reference cycles. + `#856 `_. + +* Numpy and buffer protocol related improvements: + + 1. Support for negative strides in Python buffer objects/numpy arrays. This + required changing integers from unsigned to signed for the related C++ APIs. + Note: If you have compiler warnings enabled, you may notice some new conversion + warnings after upgrading. These can be resolved with ``static_cast``. + `#782 `_. + + 2. Support ``std::complex`` and arrays inside ``PYBIND11_NUMPY_DTYPE``. + `#831 `_, + `#832 `_. + + 3. Support for constructing ``py::buffer_info`` and ``py::arrays`` using + arbitrary containers or iterators instead of requiring a ``std::vector``. + `#788 `_, + `#822 `_, + `#860 `_. + + 4. Explicitly check numpy version and require >= 1.7.0. + `#819 `_. + +* Support for allowing/prohibiting ``None`` for specific arguments and improved + ``None`` overload resolution order. See :ref:`none_arguments` for details. + `#843 `_. + `#859 `_. + +* Added ``py::exec()`` as a shortcut for ``py::eval()`` + and support for C++11 raw string literals as input. See :ref:`eval`. + `#766 `_, + `#827 `_. + +* ``py::vectorize()`` ignores non-vectorizable arguments and supports + member functions. + `#762 `_. + +* Support for bound methods as callbacks (``pybind11/functional.h``). + `#815 `_. + +* Allow aliasing pybind11 methods: ``cls.attr("foo") = cls.attr("bar")``. + `#802 `_. + +* Don't allow mixed static/non-static overloads. + `#804 `_. + +* Fixed overriding static properties in derived classes. + `#784 `_. + +* Added support for write only properties. + `#1144 `_. + +* Improved deduction of member functions of a derived class when its bases + aren't registered with pybind11. + `#855 `_. + + .. code-block:: cpp + + struct Base { + int foo() { return 42; } + } + + struct Derived : Base {} + + // Now works, but previously required also binding `Base` + py::class_(m, "Derived") + .def("foo", &Derived::foo); // function is actually from `Base` + +* The implementation of ``py::init<>`` now uses C++11 brace initialization + syntax to construct instances, which permits binding implicit constructors of + aggregate types. `#1015 `_. + + .. code-block:: cpp + + struct Aggregate { + int a; + std::string b; + }; + + py::class_(m, "Aggregate") + .def(py::init()); + +* Fixed issues with multiple inheritance with offset base/derived pointers. + `#812 `_, + `#866 `_, + `#960 `_. + +* Fixed reference leak of type objects. + `#1030 `_. + +* Improved support for the ``/std:c++14`` and ``/std:c++latest`` modes + on MSVC 2017. + `#841 `_, + `#999 `_. + +* Fixed detection of private operator new on MSVC. + `#893 `_, + `#918 `_. + +* Intel C++ compiler compatibility fixes. + `#937 `_. + +* Fixed implicit conversion of `py::enum_` to integer types on Python 2.7. + `#821 `_. + +* Added ``py::hash`` to fetch the hash value of Python objects, and + ``.def(hash(py::self))`` to provide the C++ ``std::hash`` as the Python + ``__hash__`` method. + `#1034 `_. + +* Fixed ``__truediv__`` on Python 2 and ``__itruediv__`` on Python 3. + `#867 `_. + +* ``py::capsule`` objects now support the ``name`` attribute. This is useful + for interfacing with ``scipy.LowLevelCallable``. + `#902 `_. + +* Fixed ``py::make_iterator``'s ``__next__()`` for past-the-end calls. + `#897 `_. + +* Added ``error_already_set::matches()`` for checking Python exceptions. + `#772 `_. + +* Deprecated ``py::error_already_set::clear()``. It's no longer needed + following a simplification of the ``py::error_already_set`` class. + `#954 `_. + +* Deprecated ``py::handle::operator==()`` in favor of ``py::handle::is()`` + `#825 `_. + +* Deprecated ``py::object::borrowed``/``py::object::stolen``. + Use ``py::object::borrowed_t{}``/``py::object::stolen_t{}`` instead. + `#771 `_. + +* Changed internal data structure versioning to avoid conflicts between + modules compiled with different revisions of pybind11. + `#1012 `_. + +* Additional compile-time and run-time error checking and more informative messages. + `#786 `_, + `#794 `_, + `#803 `_. + +* Various minor improvements and fixes. + `#764 `_, + `#791 `_, + `#795 `_, + `#840 `_, + `#844 `_, + `#846 `_, + `#849 `_, + `#858 `_, + `#862 `_, + `#871 `_, + `#872 `_, + `#881 `_, + `#888 `_, + `#899 `_, + `#928 `_, + `#931 `_, + `#944 `_, + `#950 `_, + `#952 `_, + `#962 `_, + `#965 `_, + `#970 `_, + `#978 `_, + `#979 `_, + `#986 `_, + `#1020 `_, + `#1027 `_, + `#1037 `_. + +* Testing improvements. + `#798 `_, + `#882 `_, + `#898 `_, + `#900 `_, + `#921 `_, + `#923 `_, + `#963 `_. + +v2.1.1 (April 7, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Fixed minimum version requirement for MSVC 2015u3 + `#773 `_. + +v2.1.0 (March 22, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* pybind11 now performs function overload resolution in two phases. The first + phase only considers exact type matches, while the second allows for implicit + conversions to take place. A special ``noconvert()`` syntax can be used to + completely disable implicit conversions for specific arguments. + `#643 `_, + `#634 `_, + `#650 `_. + +* Fixed a regression where static properties no longer worked with classes + using multiple inheritance. The ``py::metaclass`` attribute is no longer + necessary (and deprecated as of this release) when binding classes with + static properties. + `#679 `_, + +* Classes bound using ``pybind11`` can now use custom metaclasses. + `#679 `_, + +* ``py::args`` and ``py::kwargs`` can now be mixed with other positional + arguments when binding functions using pybind11. + `#611 `_. + +* Improved support for C++11 unicode string and character types; added + extensive documentation regarding pybind11's string conversion behavior. + `#624 `_, + `#636 `_, + `#715 `_. + +* pybind11 can now avoid expensive copies when converting Eigen arrays to NumPy + arrays (and vice versa). `#610 `_. + +* The "fast path" in ``py::vectorize`` now works for any full-size group of C or + F-contiguous arrays. The non-fast path is also faster since it no longer performs + copies of the input arguments (except when type conversions are necessary). + `#610 `_. + +* Added fast, unchecked access to NumPy arrays via a proxy object. + `#746 `_. + +* Transparent support for class-specific ``operator new`` and + ``operator delete`` implementations. + `#755 `_. + +* Slimmer and more efficient STL-compatible iterator interface for sequence types. + `#662 `_. + +* Improved custom holder type support. + `#607 `_. + +* ``nullptr`` to ``None`` conversion fixed in various builtin type casters. + `#732 `_. + +* ``enum_`` now exposes its members via a special ``__members__`` attribute. + `#666 `_. + +* ``std::vector`` bindings created using ``stl_bind.h`` can now optionally + implement the buffer protocol. `#488 `_. + +* Automated C++ reference documentation using doxygen and breathe. + `#598 `_. + +* Added minimum compiler version assertions. + `#727 `_. + +* Improved compatibility with C++1z. + `#677 `_. + +* Improved ``py::capsule`` API. Can be used to implement cleanup + callbacks that are involved at module destruction time. + `#752 `_. + +* Various minor improvements and fixes. + `#595 `_, + `#588 `_, + `#589 `_, + `#603 `_, + `#619 `_, + `#648 `_, + `#695 `_, + `#720 `_, + `#723 `_, + `#729 `_, + `#724 `_, + `#742 `_, + `#753 `_. + +v2.0.1 (Jan 4, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Fix pointer to reference error in type_caster on MSVC + `#583 `_. + +* Fixed a segmentation in the test suite due to a typo + `cd7eac `_. + +v2.0.0 (Jan 1, 2017) +----------------------------------------------------- + +* Fixed a reference counting regression affecting types with custom metaclasses + (introduced in v2.0.0-rc1). + `#571 `_. + +* Quenched a CMake policy warning. + `#570 `_. + +v2.0.0-rc1 (Dec 23, 2016) +----------------------------------------------------- + +The pybind11 developers are excited to issue a release candidate of pybind11 +with a subsequent v2.0.0 release planned in early January next year. + +An incredible amount of effort by went into pybind11 over the last ~5 months, +leading to a release that is jam-packed with exciting new features and numerous +usability improvements. The following list links PRs or individual commits +whenever applicable. + +Happy Christmas! + +* Support for binding C++ class hierarchies that make use of multiple + inheritance. `#410 `_. + +* PyPy support: pybind11 now supports nightly builds of PyPy and will + interoperate with the future 5.7 release. No code changes are necessary, + everything "just" works as usual. Note that we only target the Python 2.7 + branch for now; support for 3.x will be added once its ``cpyext`` extension + support catches up. A few minor features remain unsupported for the time + being (notably dynamic attributes in custom types). + `#527 `_. + +* Significant work on the documentation -- in particular, the monolithic + ``advanced.rst`` file was restructured into a easier to read hierarchical + organization. `#448 `_. + +* Many NumPy-related improvements: + + 1. Object-oriented API to access and modify NumPy ``ndarray`` instances, + replicating much of the corresponding NumPy C API functionality. + `#402 `_. + + 2. NumPy array ``dtype`` array descriptors are now first-class citizens and + are exposed via a new class ``py::dtype``. + + 3. Structured dtypes can be registered using the ``PYBIND11_NUMPY_DTYPE()`` + macro. Special ``array`` constructors accepting dtype objects were also + added. + + One potential caveat involving this change: format descriptor strings + should now be accessed via ``format_descriptor::format()`` (however, for + compatibility purposes, the old syntax ``format_descriptor::value`` will + still work for non-structured data types). `#308 + `_. + + 4. Further improvements to support structured dtypes throughout the system. + `#472 `_, + `#474 `_, + `#459 `_, + `#453 `_, + `#452 `_, and + `#505 `_. + + 5. Fast access operators. `#497 `_. + + 6. Constructors for arrays whose storage is owned by another object. + `#440 `_. + + 7. Added constructors for ``array`` and ``array_t`` explicitly accepting shape + and strides; if strides are not provided, they are deduced assuming + C-contiguity. Also added simplified constructors for 1-dimensional case. + + 8. Added buffer/NumPy support for ``char[N]`` and ``std::array`` types. + + 9. Added ``memoryview`` wrapper type which is constructible from ``buffer_info``. + +* Eigen: many additional conversions and support for non-contiguous + arrays/slices. + `#427 `_, + `#315 `_, + `#316 `_, + `#312 `_, and + `#267 `_ + +* Incompatible changes in ``class_<...>::class_()``: + + 1. Declarations of types that provide access via the buffer protocol must + now include the ``py::buffer_protocol()`` annotation as an argument to + the ``class_`` constructor. + + 2. Declarations of types that require a custom metaclass (i.e. all classes + which include static properties via commands such as + ``def_readwrite_static()``) must now include the ``py::metaclass()`` + annotation as an argument to the ``class_`` constructor. + + These two changes were necessary to make type definitions in pybind11 + future-proof, and to support PyPy via its cpyext mechanism. `#527 + `_. + + + 3. This version of pybind11 uses a redesigned mechanism for instantiating + trampoline classes that are used to override virtual methods from within + Python. This led to the following user-visible syntax change: instead of + + .. code-block:: cpp + + py::class_("MyClass") + .alias() + .... + + write + + .. code-block:: cpp + + py::class_("MyClass") + .... + + Importantly, both the original and the trampoline class are now + specified as an arguments (in arbitrary order) to the ``py::class_`` + template, and the ``alias<..>()`` call is gone. The new scheme has zero + overhead in cases when Python doesn't override any functions of the + underlying C++ class. `rev. 86d825 + `_. + +* Added ``eval`` and ``eval_file`` functions for evaluating expressions and + statements from a string or file. `rev. 0d3fc3 + `_. + +* pybind11 can now create types with a modifiable dictionary. + `#437 `_ and + `#444 `_. + +* Support for translation of arbitrary C++ exceptions to Python counterparts. + `#296 `_ and + `#273 `_. + +* Report full backtraces through mixed C++/Python code, better reporting for + import errors, fixed GIL management in exception processing. + `#537 `_, + `#494 `_, + `rev. e72d95 `_, and + `rev. 099d6e `_. + +* Support for bit-level operations, comparisons, and serialization of C++ + enumerations. `#503 `_, + `#508 `_, + `#380 `_, + `#309 `_. + `#311 `_. + +* The ``class_`` constructor now accepts its template arguments in any order. + `#385 `_. + +* Attribute and item accessors now have a more complete interface which makes + it possible to chain attributes as in + ``obj.attr("a")[key].attr("b").attr("method")(1, 2, 3)``. `#425 + `_. + +* Major redesign of the default and conversion constructors in ``pytypes.h``. + `#464 `_. + +* Added built-in support for ``std::shared_ptr`` holder type. It is no longer + necessary to to include a declaration of the form + ``PYBIND11_DECLARE_HOLDER_TYPE(T, std::shared_ptr)`` (though continuing to + do so won't cause an error). + `#454 `_. + +* New ``py::overload_cast`` casting operator to select among multiple possible + overloads of a function. An example: + + .. code-block:: cpp + + py::class_(m, "Pet") + .def("set", py::overload_cast(&Pet::set), "Set the pet's age") + .def("set", py::overload_cast(&Pet::set), "Set the pet's name"); + + This feature only works on C++14-capable compilers. + `#541 `_. + +* C++ types are automatically cast to Python types, e.g. when assigning + them as an attribute. For instance, the following is now legal: + + .. code-block:: cpp + + py::module m = /* ... */ + m.attr("constant") = 123; + + (Previously, a ``py::cast`` call was necessary to avoid a compilation error.) + `#551 `_. + +* Redesigned ``pytest``-based test suite. `#321 `_. + +* Instance tracking to detect reference leaks in test suite. `#324 `_ + +* pybind11 can now distinguish between multiple different instances that are + located at the same memory address, but which have different types. + `#329 `_. + +* Improved logic in ``move`` return value policy. + `#510 `_, + `#297 `_. + +* Generalized unpacking API to permit calling Python functions from C++ using + notation such as ``foo(a1, a2, *args, "ka"_a=1, "kb"_a=2, **kwargs)``. `#372 `_. + +* ``py::print()`` function whose behavior matches that of the native Python + ``print()`` function. `#372 `_. + +* Added ``py::dict`` keyword constructor:``auto d = dict("number"_a=42, + "name"_a="World");``. `#372 `_. + +* Added ``py::str::format()`` method and ``_s`` literal: ``py::str s = "1 + 2 + = {}"_s.format(3);``. `#372 `_. + +* Added ``py::repr()`` function which is equivalent to Python's builtin + ``repr()``. `#333 `_. + +* Improved construction and destruction logic for holder types. It is now + possible to reference instances with smart pointer holder types without + constructing the holder if desired. The ``PYBIND11_DECLARE_HOLDER_TYPE`` + macro now accepts an optional second parameter to indicate whether the holder + type uses intrusive reference counting. + `#533 `_ and + `#561 `_. + +* Mapping a stateless C++ function to Python and back is now "for free" (i.e. + no extra indirections or argument conversion overheads). `rev. 954b79 + `_. + +* Bindings for ``std::valarray``. + `#545 `_. + +* Improved support for C++17 capable compilers. + `#562 `_. + +* Bindings for ``std::optional``. + `#475 `_, + `#476 `_, + `#479 `_, + `#499 `_, and + `#501 `_. + +* ``stl_bind.h``: general improvements and support for ``std::map`` and + ``std::unordered_map``. + `#490 `_, + `#282 `_, + `#235 `_. + +* The ``std::tuple``, ``std::pair``, ``std::list``, and ``std::vector`` type + casters now accept any Python sequence type as input. `rev. 107285 + `_. + +* Improved CMake Python detection on multi-architecture Linux. + `#532 `_. + +* Infrastructure to selectively disable or enable parts of the automatically + generated docstrings. `#486 `_. + +* ``reference`` and ``reference_internal`` are now the default return value + properties for static and non-static properties, respectively. `#473 + `_. (the previous defaults + were ``automatic``). `#473 `_. + +* Support for ``std::unique_ptr`` with non-default deleters or no deleter at + all (``py::nodelete``). `#384 `_. + +* Deprecated ``handle::call()`` method. The new syntax to call Python + functions is simply ``handle()``. It can also be invoked explicitly via + ``handle::operator()``, where ``X`` is an optional return value policy. + +* Print more informative error messages when ``make_tuple()`` or ``cast()`` + fail. `#262 `_. + +* Creation of holder types for classes deriving from + ``std::enable_shared_from_this<>`` now also works for ``const`` values. + `#260 `_. + +* ``make_iterator()`` improvements for better compatibility with various + types (now uses prefix increment operator); it now also accepts iterators + with different begin/end types as long as they are equality comparable. + `#247 `_. + +* ``arg()`` now accepts a wider range of argument types for default values. + `#244 `_. + +* Support ``keep_alive`` where the nurse object may be ``None``. `#341 + `_. + +* Added constructors for ``str`` and ``bytes`` from zero-terminated char + pointers, and from char pointers and length. Added constructors for ``str`` + from ``bytes`` and for ``bytes`` from ``str``, which will perform UTF-8 + decoding/encoding as required. + +* Many other improvements of library internals without user-visible changes + + +1.8.1 (July 12, 2016) +---------------------- +* Fixed a rare but potentially very severe issue when the garbage collector ran + during pybind11 type creation. + +1.8.0 (June 14, 2016) +---------------------- +* Redesigned CMake build system which exports a convenient + ``pybind11_add_module`` function to parent projects. +* ``std::vector<>`` type bindings analogous to Boost.Python's ``indexing_suite`` +* Transparent conversion of sparse and dense Eigen matrices and vectors (``eigen.h``) +* Added an ``ExtraFlags`` template argument to the NumPy ``array_t<>`` wrapper + to disable an enforced cast that may lose precision, e.g. to create overloads + for different precisions and complex vs real-valued matrices. +* Prevent implicit conversion of floating point values to integral types in + function arguments +* Fixed incorrect default return value policy for functions returning a shared + pointer +* Don't allow registering a type via ``class_`` twice +* Don't allow casting a ``None`` value into a C++ lvalue reference +* Fixed a crash in ``enum_::operator==`` that was triggered by the ``help()`` command +* Improved detection of whether or not custom C++ types can be copy/move-constructed +* Extended ``str`` type to also work with ``bytes`` instances +* Added a ``"name"_a`` user defined string literal that is equivalent to ``py::arg("name")``. +* When specifying function arguments via ``py::arg``, the test that verifies + the number of arguments now runs at compile time. +* Added ``[[noreturn]]`` attribute to ``pybind11_fail()`` to quench some + compiler warnings +* List function arguments in exception text when the dispatch code cannot find + a matching overload +* Added ``PYBIND11_OVERLOAD_NAME`` and ``PYBIND11_OVERLOAD_PURE_NAME`` macros which + can be used to override virtual methods whose name differs in C++ and Python + (e.g. ``__call__`` and ``operator()``) +* Various minor ``iterator`` and ``make_iterator()`` improvements +* Transparently support ``__bool__`` on Python 2.x and Python 3.x +* Fixed issue with destructor of unpickled object not being called +* Minor CMake build system improvements on Windows +* New ``pybind11::args`` and ``pybind11::kwargs`` types to create functions which + take an arbitrary number of arguments and keyword arguments +* New syntax to call a Python function from C++ using ``*args`` and ``*kwargs`` +* The functions ``def_property_*`` now correctly process docstring arguments (these + formerly caused a segmentation fault) +* Many ``mkdoc.py`` improvements (enumerations, template arguments, ``DOC()`` + macro accepts more arguments) +* Cygwin support +* Documentation improvements (pickling support, ``keep_alive``, macro usage) + +1.7 (April 30, 2016) +---------------------- +* Added a new ``move`` return value policy that triggers C++11 move semantics. + The automatic return value policy falls back to this case whenever a rvalue + reference is encountered +* Significantly more general GIL state routines that are used instead of + Python's troublesome ``PyGILState_Ensure`` and ``PyGILState_Release`` API +* Redesign of opaque types that drastically simplifies their usage +* Extended ability to pass values of type ``[const] void *`` +* ``keep_alive`` fix: don't fail when there is no patient +* ``functional.h``: acquire the GIL before calling a Python function +* Added Python RAII type wrappers ``none`` and ``iterable`` +* Added ``*args`` and ``*kwargs`` pass-through parameters to + ``pybind11.get_include()`` function +* Iterator improvements and fixes +* Documentation on return value policies and opaque types improved + +1.6 (April 30, 2016) +---------------------- +* Skipped due to upload to PyPI gone wrong and inability to recover + (https://github.com/pypa/packaging-problems/issues/74) + +1.5 (April 21, 2016) +---------------------- +* For polymorphic types, use RTTI to try to return the closest type registered with pybind11 +* Pickling support for serializing and unserializing C++ instances to a byte stream in Python +* Added a convenience routine ``make_iterator()`` which turns a range indicated + by a pair of C++ iterators into a iterable Python object +* Added ``len()`` and a variadic ``make_tuple()`` function +* Addressed a rare issue that could confuse the current virtual function + dispatcher and another that could lead to crashes in multi-threaded + applications +* Added a ``get_include()`` function to the Python module that returns the path + of the directory containing the installed pybind11 header files +* Documentation improvements: import issues, symbol visibility, pickling, limitations +* Added casting support for ``std::reference_wrapper<>`` + +1.4 (April 7, 2016) +-------------------------- +* Transparent type conversion for ``std::wstring`` and ``wchar_t`` +* Allow passing ``nullptr``-valued strings +* Transparent passing of ``void *`` pointers using capsules +* Transparent support for returning values wrapped in ``std::unique_ptr<>`` +* Improved docstring generation for compatibility with Sphinx +* Nicer debug error message when default parameter construction fails +* Support for "opaque" types that bypass the transparent conversion layer for STL containers +* Redesigned type casting interface to avoid ambiguities that could occasionally cause compiler errors +* Redesigned property implementation; fixes crashes due to an unfortunate default return value policy +* Anaconda package generation support + +1.3 (March 8, 2016) +-------------------------- + +* Added support for the Intel C++ compiler (v15+) +* Added support for the STL unordered set/map data structures +* Added support for the STL linked list data structure +* NumPy-style broadcasting support in ``pybind11::vectorize`` +* pybind11 now displays more verbose error messages when ``arg::operator=()`` fails +* pybind11 internal data structures now live in a version-dependent namespace to avoid ABI issues +* Many, many bugfixes involving corner cases and advanced usage + +1.2 (February 7, 2016) +-------------------------- + +* Optional: efficient generation of function signatures at compile time using C++14 +* Switched to a simpler and more general way of dealing with function default + arguments. Unused keyword arguments in function calls are now detected and + cause errors as expected +* New ``keep_alive`` call policy analogous to Boost.Python's ``with_custodian_and_ward`` +* New ``pybind11::base<>`` attribute to indicate a subclass relationship +* Improved interface for RAII type wrappers in ``pytypes.h`` +* Use RAII type wrappers consistently within pybind11 itself. This + fixes various potential refcount leaks when exceptions occur +* Added new ``bytes`` RAII type wrapper (maps to ``string`` in Python 2.7) +* Made handle and related RAII classes const correct, using them more + consistently everywhere now +* Got rid of the ugly ``__pybind11__`` attributes on the Python side---they are + now stored in a C++ hash table that is not visible in Python +* Fixed refcount leaks involving NumPy arrays and bound functions +* Vastly improved handling of shared/smart pointers +* Removed an unnecessary copy operation in ``pybind11::vectorize`` +* Fixed naming clashes when both pybind11 and NumPy headers are included +* Added conversions for additional exception types +* Documentation improvements (using multiple extension modules, smart pointers, + other minor clarifications) +* unified infrastructure for parsing variadic arguments in ``class_`` and cpp_function +* Fixed license text (was: ZLIB, should have been: 3-clause BSD) +* Python 3.2 compatibility +* Fixed remaining issues when accessing types in another plugin module +* Added enum comparison and casting methods +* Improved SFINAE-based detection of whether types are copy-constructible +* Eliminated many warnings about unused variables and the use of ``offsetof()`` +* Support for ``std::array<>`` conversions + +1.1 (December 7, 2015) +-------------------------- + +* Documentation improvements (GIL, wrapping functions, casting, fixed many typos) +* Generalized conversion of integer types +* Improved support for casting function objects +* Improved support for ``std::shared_ptr<>`` conversions +* Initial support for ``std::set<>`` conversions +* Fixed type resolution issue for types defined in a separate plugin module +* Cmake build system improvements +* Factored out generic functionality to non-templated code (smaller code size) +* Added a code size / compile time benchmark vs Boost.Python +* Added an appveyor CI script + +1.0 (October 15, 2015) +------------------------ +* Initial release -- cgit v1.2.3