Version 1.25
2015-07-07
BUGFIXES:
- Added Python 3 algorithm for ASCII85Decode. Fixes issue when
reading reportlab-generated files with Py 3. _jerickbixly_ - Recognize more escape sequence which would otherwise throw an
exception. _manuelzs, robertsoakes_ - Fixed overflow error in generic.py. Occurred
when reading a too-large int in Python 2. _by Raja Jamwal_ - Allow access to files which were encrypted with an empty
password. Previously threw a "File has not been decrypted"
exception. _Elena Williams_ - Do not attempt to decode an empty data stream. Previously
would cause an error in decode algorithms. _vladir_ - Fixed some type issues specific to Py 2 or Py 3.
- Fix issue when stream data begins with whitespace. _soloma83_
- Recognize abbreviated filter names. _AlmightyOatmeal and
Matthew Weiss_ - Copy decryption key from PdfFileReader to PdfFileMerger.
Allows usage of PdfFileMerger with encrypted files. _twolfson_ - Fixed bug which occurred when a NameObject is present at end
of a file stream. Threw a "Stream has ended unexpectedly"
exception. _speedplane_
FEATURES:
- Initial work on a test suite; to be expanded in future.
Tests and Resources directory added, README updated _robertsoakes_ - Added document cloning methods to PdfFileWriter:
appendPagesFromReader, cloneReaderDocumentRoot, and
cloneDocumentFromReader. See official documentation _robertsoakes_ - Added method for writing to form fields: updatePageFormFieldValues.
This will be enhanced in the future. See official documentation
_robertsoakes_ - New addAttachment method. See documentation. Support for adding
and extracting embedded files to be enhanced in the future
_moshekaplan_ - Added methods to get page number of given PageObject or
Destination: getPageNumber and getDestinationPageNumber.
See documentation _mozbugbox_
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS:
- Enhanced type handling _Brent Amrhein_
- Enhanced exception handling in NameObject _sbywater_
- Enhanced extractText method output _peircej_
- Better exception handling
- Enhanced regex usage in NameObject class _speedplane_