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Python-Markdown 2.3 Release Notes
=================================
-We are pleased to release Python-Markdown 2.3 which ...
+We are pleased to release Python-Markdown 2.3 which adds one new extension,
+remove an old extension, and now runs on both Python 2 and Python 3
+without running the 2to3 conversion tool. See the list of changes below for
+details.
-Python-Markdown supports Python versions 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.3, and 3.3.
+Python-Markdown supports Python versions 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.
Backwards-incompatible Changes
------------------------------
* Support has been dropped for Python 2.5. No guarantees are made that the
-library will work in any version of Python lower than 2.6.
+library will work in any version of Python lower than 2.6. As all supported
+Python versions include the ElementTree library, Python-Markdown no longer
+will try to import a third-party installation of ElementTree.
+
+* All classes are now "new-style" classes. In other words, all classes
+subclass from 'object'. While this is not likely to affect most users,
+extension authors may need to make a few minor adjustments to their code.
* "safe_mode" has been further restricted. Markdown formated links must be
of a known whitelisted scheme when in "safe_mode" or the url is discarded.
@@ -31,26 +40,35 @@ you are outputing XHTML (the default) or HTML4.
* The "force_linenos" config setting of the CodeHilite extension has been
marked as Pending Deprecation and a new setting "linenums" has been added to
-replace it. See documentation for the [CodeHilite Extension] for an explaination
-of the new "linenums" setting. The new setting will honor the old "force_linenos"
-if it is set, but it will raise a PendingDeprecationWarning and will likely be
-removed in a future version of Python-Markdown.
+replace it. See documentation for the [CodeHilite Extension] for an explanation
+of the new "linenums" setting. The new setting will honor the old
+"force_linenos" if it is set, but it will raise a PendingDeprecationWarning
+and will likely be removed in a future version of Python-Markdown.
[CodeHilite Extension]: extensions/codehilite.html
* The "RSS" extension has been removed and no longer ships with Python-Markdown.
-If you would like to continue using the extension (not recomended), it is archived
-on [Github](https://gist.github.com/waylan/4773365).
+If you would like to continue using the extension (not recomended), it is
+archived on [Github](https://gist.github.com/waylan/4773365).
What's New in Python-Markdown 2.3
---------------------------------
-Added the [Adminition Extension] which implements [rST-style][rST] admonitions
-to the Markdown syntax. However, be warned that this extension is experimental
-and the syntax and behavior is still subject to change. Please try it out and
-report bugs/improvements.
+* The entire code base now universally runs in Python 2 and Python 3 without
+any need for running the 2to3 conversion tool. This not only simplifies testing,
+but by using unicode_literals, results in more consistent behavior across
+Python versions. Additionally, the relative imports (made possible in Python 2
+via absolute_import) allows the entire library to more easily be embedded in a
+subdirectory of another project. The various files within the library will
+still import each other properly even though 'markdown' may not be in Python's
+root namespace.
+
+* Added the [Admonition Extension] which implements [rST-style][rST]
+admonitions to the Markdown syntax. However, be warned that this extension
+is experimental and the syntax and behavior is still subject to change. Please
+try it out and report bugs/improvements.
-[Adminition Extension]: extensions/adminition.html
+[Admonition Extension]: extensions/admonition.html
[rST]: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#specific-admonitions
Various bug fixes have been made. See the