Version 3.12.0, 2023-07-02

[MartinThoma]

What's Changed

We finally fully support modern cryptography for encrypting and decrypting PDF files.
A big thank you to @exiledkingcc who did this work a while a go 🙏

New Features (ENH)

• Add AES support for encrypting PDF files (ENH: Add AES support for encrypting PDF files #1918, MAINT: Remove private _security submodule #1935, MAINT: Deprecate the encryption_key parameter of write_to_stream #1936, DOC: Update notes on cryptography #1938) by @exiledkingcc
• Add page deletion feature to PdfWriter (ENH: Add page deletion feature to PdfWriter #1843) by @pubpub-zz

Bug Fixes (BUG)

• PdfReader.get_fields() attempts to delete non-existing index "/Off" (BUG: PdfReader.get_fields() attempts to delete non-existing index "/Off" #1933) by @dmjohnsson23
• Remove unused objects when cloning_from (BUG: Remove unused objects when cloning_from #1926) by @pubpub-zz
• Add the TK.SIZE into the trailer (BUG: Add the TK.SIZE into the trailer #1911) by @talcher
• add_named_destination() maintains named destination list sort order (Bug: add_named_destination() maintains named destination list sort order #1930) by @robertkearns

Full Changelog

New Contributors

• @postmeback made their first contribution in MAINT: Adjust type annotations in _rectangle.py #1920
• @talcher made their first contribution in BUG: Add the TK.SIZE into the trailer #1911
• @jolheiser made their first contribution in DOC: Fix typo in cropping-and-transforming.md #1921
• @robertkearns made their first contribution in DOC: Clarify which requirements file is needed to run the tests #1931
• @dmjohnsson23 made their first contribution in BUG: PdfReader.get_fields() attempts to delete non-existing index "/Off" #1933

Full Changelog: 3.11.1...3.12.0

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This discussion was created from the release Version 3.12.0, 2023-07-02.