Features added
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+* New directives ``c_string_type`` and ``c_string_encoding`` to more easily
+ and automatically convert between C strings and the different Python string
+ types.
+
* The extension type flag ``Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG`` is enabled by default
on extension types and can be disabled using the ``type_version_tag`` compiler
directive.
* Keyword arguments are supported for cdef functions.
-* Added c_string_type and c_string_encoding directives to more easily convert between
- Python and C strings.
+* External C++ classes can be declared nogil. Patch by John Stumpo. This fixes
+ trac ticket 805.
Bugs fixed
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