GetDevInfo 2.0.0 Released!

I have just released the latest version of my GetDevInfo Python module. I follow a semi-standard version scheme, so as you might expect, GetDevInfo 2.0.0 comes with some breaking changes.

Breaking Changes in GetDevInfo 2.0.0

  • GetDevInfo must now be called from the commandline with "-m getdevinfo". “-m getdevinfo.getdevinfo" will no longer work.
  • Unicode strings are now used for the BootRecord and BootRecordStrings values, instead of bytestrings.
  • Error logging has been implemented:
    • When run from the commandline with -m, GetDevInfo now reports errors after the device information output.
    • When run imported from another script/module, errors are logged to /tmp/getdevinfo.errors. This means they can now be debugged and handled by the calling program.
  • The API documentation is now available under the GFDL1.3+ (with no invariant sections) instead of the GPLv3+.

Other changes and features in GetDevInfo 2.0.0

Below is a list of the remaining changes in GetDevInfo 2.0.0.

  • Python 3.10 is now officially supported.
  • Security improved by avoiding all use of shell=True with the subprocess module.
  • General code clean up for macOS and Cygwin code.
  • Various code quality improvements.
  • General improvements to error handling on all platforms.
  • Various improvements to both code and API documentation.
  • Disk descriptions improved on macOS.
  • “loop”, “zram”, and “nbd” devices are now ignored on Linux.
  • Filesystem detection improved on Linux.
  • Fix: Disk size can be reported incorrectly for LVM disks on Linux.

Summary

As always, there are quite a lot of changes. This version of GetDevInfo takes into account all the feedback I’ve had with the macOS and Windows versions of DDRescue-GUI, and is by far and away the most robust version ever released.

There are no critically-important fixes for this version of GetDevInfo, but I still recommend you upgrade. Updated versions of DDRescue-GUI for macOS and Windows will be provided soon with GetDevInfo 2.0.0, as well as a variety of other improvements.

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About Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty

I'm a self-employed software developer working on Free Software projects, as well as studying for my degree with the Open University. Being pedantic when it comes to detail is fortunately useful for both of these things! A strong believer in free software, I have a few pay-for programs available under the GPLv3 and enjoy reporting bugs and helping to improve various open source projects, including volunteering at Wimborne Model Town to work on their river control system.

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