v1.16.0rc1Pre-release
- Add support for Python 3.12. With the removal of
distutilsfrom Python 3.12, projects using CFFI features that depend ondistutilsat runtime must add a dependency onsetuptoolsto function under Python 3.12+. CFFI does not declare a runtimesetuptoolsrequirement to avoid an unnecessary dependency for projects that do not require it. - Drop support for end-of-life Python versions (2.7, 3.6, 3.7).
- Move project home to
python-cffi/cffion GitHub. - Add support for PEP517 builds;
setuptoolsis now a required build dependency. - Declare
python_requiresmetadata for Python 3.8+. This allows unsupported Pythons to continue using previously released sdists and wheels. - Add missing calls to
PyObject_GC_UnTrackto avoid ResourceWarning 15c4b71d5e3f2295c0e4773e99b23ac751e02534