Version 3.9.0, 2023-05-21

[MartinThoma]

What's Changed

New Features (ENH)

• Simplify metadata input (Document Information Dictionary) (ENH: Simplify metadata input (Document Information Dictionary) #1851) by @pubpub-zz
• Extend cmap compatibilty to GBK_EUC_H/V (ENH: Extend cmap compatibilty to GBK_EUC_H/V #1812) by @pubpub-zz

Bug Fixes (BUG)

• Prevent infinite loop when no character follows after a comment (BUG: Prevent infinite loop when no character follows after a comment #1828) by @exiledkingcc
• get_contents does not return ContentStream (BUG: get_contents does not return ContentStream #1847) by @pubpub-zz
• Accept XYZ destination with zoom missing (default to zoom=0.0) (BUG: Accept XYZ destination with zoom missing (default to zoom=0.0) #1844) by @pubpub-zz
• Cope with 1 Bit images (BUG : Cope with 1 bit images #1815) by @pubpub-zz

Robustness (ROB)

• Handle missing /Type entry in Page tree (ROB: Handle missing /Type entry in Page tree #1845) by @pubpub-zz

Documentation (DOC)

• Expand file size explanations (DOC: Expand file size explanations #1835) by @DIvkov575
• Add comparison with pdfplumber (DOC: Add comparison with pdfplumber #1837) by @RitchieP

Maintenance (MAINT)

• Add R parameter to generate_values (MAINT: Add R parameter to generate_values #1820) by @exiledkingcc
• Prepare for adding AES enryption support (MAINT: Prepare for adding AES enryption support #1818) by @exiledkingcc

Code Style (STY):

• Iterate directly over the list instead of using range (STY: Iterate directly over the list instead of using range #1839) by @jsonn

Full Changelog

New Contributors

• @RitchieP made their first contribution in DOC: Add comparison with pdfplumber #1837
• @jsonn made their first contribution in STY: Iterate directly over the list instead of using range #1839
• @DIvkov575 made their first contribution in DOC: Expand file size explanations #1835

Full Changelog: 3.8.1...3.9.0

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This discussion was created from the release Version 3.9.0, 2023-05-21.