ready for 3.4.0 release (#379)

* changes for 3.4.0

* added new read the docs v2 file

* docs update

* Update CHANGELOG.md

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.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Read the Docs configuration file for Sphinx projects
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
+version: 2
+
+# Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.10"
+
+# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  configuration: doc/conf.py
+
+# declare the Python requirements required to build your documentation
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
+python:
+  install:
+    - requirements: requirements.txt

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## 3.3.10 [unreleased]
+## 3.4.0
 
 ### Added
 * [#293](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/pull/2939) Support WSTRINGS in structures

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -6,21 +6,26 @@ Please follow these guidelines for contributing. Pull requests are welcome.
 
 - Create a new [github issue](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/issues) for bugs
   or features. Search the ticket system first, to avoid filing a duplicate.
-- Ensure code follows the [syntax and conventions](#Syntax-and-conventions).
+- Ensure code follows the [Syntax and conventions](#Syntax-and-conventions).
 - Code must pass tests. See [Testing](#Testing) for information on how to run and
  write unit tests.
 - Commit messages should be informative.
+- Use the [Pull request process](#Pull-request-process).
+- Address only one issue per PR. If you want to make additional fixes e.g. on import statements, style or documentation 
+which are not directly related to your issue please create an additional PR that addresses these small fixes.
 
-## Pull request process:
+## Pull request process
 
 - Fork us on [github](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads).
 - Clone your repository.
 - Create a feature branch for your issue.
+- Keep PRs small (if possible), this makes reviews easier and your PR can be merged faster.
 - Apply your changes:
   - Add them, and then commit them to your branch.
   - Run the tests until they pass.
   - When you feel you are finished, rebase your commits to ensure a simple
     and informative commit log.
+  - Add an entry to the [Changelog](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
 - Create a pull request on github from your forked repository.
 
 ## Syntax and conventions
@@ -64,13 +69,12 @@ for available environments.
 Tests are written using [unittest](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html)
 and can be individually run for each environment with the python built in library.
 
-### Travis-CI
+### CI
 
-When creating a pull request (PR) on [Github], [Travis] will automatically run
+When creating a pull request (PR) on [Github], Github CI will automatically run
 the unit tests with the code in the PR and report back.
 
 [Github]: https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/pulls
-[Travis]: https://travis-ci.org/stlehmann/pyads
 
 ### Testing issues on Windows
 
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ With the subsystem installed, open a Linux shell in your clone directory and run
 1. `sudo apt install python3 python3-pip`
 1. `cd adslib && make && sudo make install && cd ..`
 1. `python3 -m pip install tox`
-1. `python3 -m tox -e py36` (Ubuntu 18.04 comes with Python 3.6, 20.04 with Python 3.8)
+1. `python3 -m tox -e py38` (Ubuntu 20.04 with Python 3.8)
 
 ## Documentation contributions
 

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pyads - Python package
 [![Downloads](https://pepy.tech/badge/pyads/week)](https://pepy.tech/project/pyads)
 
 This is a python wrapper for TwinCATs ADS library. It provides python functions
-for communicating with TwinCAT devices. *pyads* uses the C API provided by *TcAdsDll.dll* on Windows *adslib.so* on Linux. The documentation for the ADS API is available on [infosys.beckhoff.com](http://infosys.beckhoff.com/english.php?content=../content/1033/tcadsdll2/html/tcadsdll_api_overview.htm&id=20557).
+for communicating with TwinCAT devices. *pyads* uses the C API provided by *TcAdsDll.dll* on Windows *adslib.so* on Linux. The documentation for the ADS API is available on [infosys.beckhoff.com](https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/tc3_adsdll2/index.html?id=4279787267115190858).
 
 Documentation: http://pyads.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
 
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ python setup.py install
 
 ## Features
 
-* connect to a remote TwinCAT device like a plc or a PC with TwinCAT
-* create routes on Linux devices and on remote plcs
-* supports TwinCAT 2 and TwinCAT 3
-* read and write values by name or address
-* read and write DUTs (structures) from the plc
-* notification callbacks
+- connect to a remote TwinCAT device like a plc or a PC with TwinCAT
+- create routes on Linux devices and on remote plcs
+- supports TwinCAT 2 and TwinCAT 3
+- read and write values by name or address
+- read and write DUTs (structures) from the plc
+- notification callbacks
 
 ## Basic usage
 
@@ -68,15 +68,6 @@ plc.write_by_name("GVL.int_val", i)
 plc.close()
 ```
 
-[0]: https://infosys.beckhoff.de/english.php?content=../content/1033/TcSystemManager/Basics/TcSysMgr_AddRouteDialog.htm&id=
-
 ## Contributing guidelines
 
-Contributions are very much welcome. pyads is under active development. However it is a side-project of mine so please have some
-patience when creating issues or PRs. Here are some main guidelines which I ask you to follow along:
-
-* Create PRs based on the [master](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads) branch.
-* Add an entry to the [Changelog](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
-* Keep PRs small (if possible), this makes reviews easier and your PR can be merged faster.
-* Address only one issue per PR. If you want to make additional fixes e.g. on import statements, style or documentation 
-which are not directly related to your issue please create an additional PR that adresses these small fixes.
+Contributions are very much welcome. pyads is under development. However it is a side-project so please have some patience when creating issues or PRs. Please also follow the [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/stlehmann/pyads/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

doc/conf.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'pyads'
-copyright = '2015, Stefan Lehmann'
+copyright = '2024, Stefan Lehmann'
 author = 'Stefan Lehmann'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for

doc/installation.md

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ cd pyads
 python setup.py install
 ```
 
+Note: pyads only supports python 3.6 and above.
+
 ## Installation on Linux
 
 For Linux *pyads* uses the ADS library *adslib.so* which needs to be compiled

pyads/__init__.py

@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@
 
 from .symbol import AdsSymbol
 
-__version__ = '3.3.9'
+__version__ = '3.4.0'

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py36', 'py37', 'py38']
+target-version = ['py37', 'py38', 'py39', 'py310']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 exclude = '''
 

tox.ini

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py37, py38, py39
+envlist = py37, py38, py39, py310
 
 [testenv]
 commands = discover