Merge branch 'dev'

Author: janiversen

.gitignore

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ __pycache__/
 .venv
 .vscode
 .vscode/
-build/
 prof/
-/dist/
+dist/pymodbus*
+build/html
 /pymodbus.egg-info/
 venv
 downloaded_files/

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Thanks to
 - Dominique Martinet
 - Dries
 - duc996
+- efdx
 - Esco441-91
 - Farzad Panahi
 - Fredo70

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ helps make pymodbus a better product.
 
 :ref:`Authors`: contains a complete list of volunteers have contributed to each major version.
 
+Version 3.7.1
+-------------
+* Better error message, when pyserial is missing.
+* Slave=0 will return first response, used to identify device address. (#2298)
+* Feature/add simulator api skeleton (#2274)
+* Correct max. read size for registers. (#2295)
+* Ruff complains, due to upgrade. (#2296)
+* Properly process 'slaves' argument (#2292)
+* Update repl requirement to >= 2.0.4 (#2291)
+* Fix aiohttp < 3.9.0 (#2289)
+* Simplify framer test setup (#2290)
+* Clean up ModbusControlBlock (#2288)
+* example docstrings diag_message -> pdu.diag_message (#2286)
+* Explain version schema (#2284)
+* Add more testing for WriteRegisters. (#2280)
+* Proof for issue 2273. (#2277)
+* Update simulator tests. (#2276)
+
 
 Version 3.7.0
 -------------

MAKE_RELEASE.rst

@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ Architecture documentation.
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 * install graphviz
 * pyreverse -k -o jpg pymodbus
+l

README.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ PyModbus - A Python Modbus Stack
 
 Pymodbus is a full Modbus protocol implementation offering client/server with synchronous/asynchronous API a well as simulators.
 
+Our releases is defined as X.Y.Z, and we have strict rules what to release when:
+
+- **Z**, No API changes! bug fixes and smaller enhancements.
+- **Y**, API changes, bug fixes and bigger enhancements.
+- **X**, Major changes in API and/or method to use pymodbus
+
+Upgrade examples:
+
+- 3.6.1 -> 3.6.9: just plugin the new version, no changes needed.
+- 3.6.1 -> 3.7.0: Smaller changes to the pymodbus calls might be needed
+- 2.5.4 -> 3.0.0: Major changes in the application might be needed
+
 Current release is `3.7.0 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.7.0>`_.
 
 Bleeding edge (not released) is `dev <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/dev>`_.