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This file is used to auto-generate the "Changelog" section of Sopel's website.
When adding new entries, follow the style guide in NEWS.spec.md to avoid
causing problems with the site build.
Changes between 7.1.9 and 8.0.0
===============================
Highlights
----------
**For users:**
* Python 3.8+ is now required
* IRC connections are made with TLS on port 6697 if not configured
* SASL EXTERNAL authentication is now supported
* Plugins in `~/.sopel/modules` are no longer loaded by default
* Use the `core.extra` setting to add this directory back if needed
* Database options can be configured all at once in new `db_url` setting (useful
for managed cloud hosting such as Heroku)
* `.blocks` command accepts "nick" and "host" types now, and no longer lies
about supporting "hostmasks" (further improvements to come)
* Sopel no longer supports loading (very!) old Phenny/Jenni plugins
* Several built-in plugins have been converted to external packages, to simplify
maintenance and release-management going forward
**For developers:**
* `Identifier` was moved to `sopel.tools.identifiers` and now supports dynamic
casemapping; an optional `casemapping` or `identifier_factory` kwarg has been
added to many object types to help manage this at runtime
* You can usually just pass `bot.make_identifier` as the factory function and
things will Just Work™
* Feel free to use `bot.make_identifier()` yourself to get an `Identifier`
representing any nick or channel name you get, e.g. as input to a command
* The `core.nick` setting value is now returned as a `str`, not an `Identifier`
* Capability negotiation is a first-class plugin API feature (see
`plugin.capability` and the [related documentation chapter][cap-mgmt-8])
* `trigger.sender` attribute as passed to plugin callables is now `None` in
cases where its value is meaningless (events with no channel/query context)
* Numerous deprecated API features were removed:
* `bot.privileges` (use `bot.channels`)
* `bot.msg()` (use `bot.say()`)
* `sopel.web` submodule (use `sopel.tools.web`)
* Messages from other bots are ignored by default on supported networks, but
plugins can opt back in with the `@plugin.allow_bots` decorator
* `STATUSMSG` prefix is removed from `trigger.sender` if present and stored in a
separate `trigger.status_prefix` attribute
* See documentation for `bot.SopelWrapper.default_destination`
* `bot.connection_registered` is now *the* way to check whether the bot is
connected to IRC, registered with the network, and ready for your plugin to
send commands
Plugin changes
--------------
* admin:
* Added `.raw` command to make Sopel send a raw IRC line [[#2104][]]
* adminchannel:
* Refactored hostmask handling & added code comments/tests [[#2222][]]
* Improved result of trying to kick the bot with `.kick` [[#2240][]]
* Unified topic-mask management under `.tmask` with subcommands [[#2601][]]
* bugzilla:
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-bugzilla] [[#2481][]]
* calc:
* Improved error handling [[#2507][]]
* Improved help output & test coverage [[#2530][]]
* clock:
* Added `unset` commands for user & channel time zone/format [[#2181][]]
* coretasks:
* Replaced "hostmask" type with "host" in `.blocks` command [[#2344][]]
* Real "hostmask" support is planned; see [#1355][]
* Improved help output for `.blocks` [[#2345][]]
* currency:
* Added `.currencies` command to list known currency symbols [[#2439][]]
* `fiat_provider` setting takes precedence over the existence of a
`fixer_io_key` value [[#2330][]]
* Switched from `exchangerate.host` to `open.er-api.com` [[#2512][]]
* dice:
* Refactoring, bugfixes, and improved test coverage [[#2532][]]
* emoticons:
* Added `.tback` alias for `.unflip` command [[#2287][]]
* Made `.unflip` table more closely match the `.tflip` one [[#2287][]]
* find:
* Fixed use of flags when `|` is used as input separator [[#2447][]]
* Code cleanup [[#2267][]]
* help:
* Now updatable independently from [its own package][sopel-help], but still
installs with Sopel as a dependency [[#2332][]]
* ip:
* Miscellaneous code-style improvements [[#2393][]]
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-iplookup] [[#2523][]]
* meetbot:
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-meetbot] [[#2477][]]
* pronouns:
* Accept abbreviated pronoun sets [[#2070][]]
* Added `.clearpronouns` command [[#2154][]]
* Fetch pronoun list dynamically at startup [[#2130][]]
* Support configurable pronoun backend [[#2437][], [#2438][]]
* The old backend at `pronoun.is` went down and never came back, so now you
can use [our replacement][pronoun-ours] or [host your own][pronoun-base]
* py:
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-py] [[#2411][], [#2415][]]
* reddit:
* Newer `praw` library allowed [[#2319][]]
* Added configuration setting to turn off inline slash-references [[#2418][]]
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-reddit] [[#2444][]]
* reload:
* Remove unsupported `.update` command [[#2416][]]
* Improve plugin help strings [[#2417][]]
* remind:
* Avoid trying to use IRC connection if it's not ready [[#2351][], [#2374][]]
* Extracted to [its own package][sopel-remind] [[#2478][]]
* safety:
* Comprehensive rework improving caching, output, etc. [[#2279][]]
* Ignore invalid hostnames [[#2472][]]
* search:
* Fix `.suggest` when there is only one result [[#2513][]]
* Code style and dependency updates [[#2260][], [#2334][], [#2420][]]
* seen:
* Adapted to aware `trigger.time` [[#2265][]]
* Prevent error spam if database is temporarily inaccessible [[#2338][]]
* tell:
* Fixed edge cases in cleanup of tellee argument [[#2584][]]
* translate:
* Improved help output [[#2453][]]
* unicode_info:
* Uses `unicodedata2` if available [[#2349][], [#2361][]]
* url:
* Improved interaction between `.title` command and link handlers [[#2282][]]
* Removed traceback from debug log when URL fetch fails [[#2280][]]
* Made channel-privilege-based access to `.urlexclude` command and friends
configurable [[#2352][]]
* Cleaned up code [[#2304][], [#2307][], [#2433][]]
* Added better error handling for DNS lookups [[#2428][]]
* Ignore invalid hostnames [[#2472][]]
* version:
* Support retrieving plugin versions with `.version pluginname` [[#2133][]]
* wikipedia:
* Commands are now `.wp`, `.wikipedia`; old commands (`.w`, `.wik`, & `.wiki`)
were removed [[#1966][]]
* Remove deprecated `lang_per_channel` setting [[#2142][]]
* Work around excessive whitespace in math formulas [[#2286][]]
* Don't ping the user who posted a URL that fails to load [[#2315][]]
* Output image description if URL has an image viewer fragment [[#2388][]]
* Handle query strings in article links [[#2414][]]
* Fail gracefully on `Special:` namespace links [[#2575][]]
* xkcd:
* Switched keyword-search backend [[#2376][], [#2377][]]
Core changes
------------
* Removed support for EOL Python versions (2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, & 3.7),
added testing on newer Python versions (up to 3.12), and modernized coding
standards [[#2062][], [#2073][], [#2123][], [#2124][], [#2134][], [#2136][],
[#2138][], [#2205][], [#2213][], [#2227][], [#2298][], [#2326][], [#2327][],
[#2342][], [#2384][], [#2464][], [#2500][], [#2516][]]
* Modified default settings:
* Removed default `B` mode from `core.modes` [[#2448][]]
* Added space before timezone in `default_time_format` [[#2531][]]
* IRC backend refactored to use `asyncio` [[#2256][]]
* Just in time, too: The `asynchat` module was removed in Python 3.12
* Improved IRC connection error handling [[#2430][], [#2431][]]
* `SopelDB` adapted to SQLAlchemy 2.x style [[#2243][]]
* Database can be configured all at once with a new `db_url` setting [[#2087][]]
* Replaced `pkg_resources` with `importlib.metadata` [[#2261][], [#2268][]]
* Added support for several new IRC features and IRCv3 specifications:
* SASL EXTERNAL client certificate authentication [[#2100][], [#2561][]]
* Sopel uses [the Bot Mode specification][bot-mode-spec] to mark itself as a
bot and track other users that are flagged as bots [[#2088][], [#2448][]]
* `userhost-in-names` capability and the legacy `UHNAMES` feature [[#2102][]]
* `chghost` capability [[#2116][]]
* Improved SASL handling when auth fails [[#2187][], [#2191][]]
* Added automatic `CASEMAPPING` handling based on `RPL_ISUPPORT` [[#2231][]]
* Plugins in `~/.sopel/modules` are no longer loaded by default [[#2119][]]
* Removed support for Phenny/Jenni plugin style [[#2126][]]
* Ignore `bot`-tagged messages by default [[#2089][], [#2272][]]
* Privilege tracking (MODE event handling) refactored [[#2131][]]
* Maintain ordering of `ISupport.PREFIX` property [[#2200][]]
* Added `__slots__` to `Channel` and `User` objects [[#2233][]]
* Improved handling of the bot's nick getting changed [[#2240][]]
* Improved tracking and enforcement of rate limits [[#2297][]]
* Prevent infinite loop on connection failure [[#2306][]]
* Added `ssl_ciphers` and `ssl_minimum_version` settings [[#2246][], [#2306][]]
* Added `antiloop_repeat_text`, `antiloop_silent_after`, `antiloop_threshold`,
and `antiloop_window` settings to control command-loop prevention [[#2320][]]
* Using `,` in `ListAttribute` values logs a warning [[#2252][]]
* Write lists with newlines instead; Sopel 9 will remove splitting on `,`
* IRC connections use TLS on port 6697 by default [[#2277][]]
* *Potentially* a breaking change, but the configuration wizard has long
written these settings to the final config file even if they were left at
the default values
* Fixed `UHNAMES` race condition caused by joining channels too soon [[#2321][]]
* Removed hunting for CA root store [[#2278][], [#2303][]]
* Sopel will simply use the system TLS library's default trust store unless
the `ca_certs` setting is specified
* Improved truncation/splitting of over-length messages in e.g. `bot.say()`
[[#2310][], [#2450][]]
* Gracefully handle missing `userhost-in-names` data, e.g. with ZNC [[#2312][]]
* See [ZNC issue #1224][znc/znc#1224]
* Override `get_version()` method for `EntryPointPlugin` [[#2313][]]
* Take advantage of `LINELEN` token if advertised in ISUPPORT [[#2346][]]
* Unescape ISUPPORT parameter values [[#2429][]]
* Keep track of user realnames via WHO/WHOX [[#2383][], [#2396][]]
* Raise error on receiving non-UTF-8 data if server advertises `UTF8ONLY`
[[#2365][], [#2369][], [#2372][]]
* Make *all* arguments `safe()` when preparing IRC commands [[#2368][]]
* Ignore disabling `coretasks` handlers in per-channel settings [[#2400][]]
* Add guardrails to channel logging [[#2419][]]
* Default is now always WARNING, regardless of file logging level
* DEBUG level is no longer available for channel logs; it is far too noisy
* Handle `core.modes` setting being `None` [[#2510][]]
* Handle broken symlinks to plugin files [[#2545][]]
* Fixed auto-saving changes to Sopel's ignore list with `.blocks` [[#2550][]]
API changes
-----------
* Importing `sopel.module` now emits a deprecation warning [[#2170][]]
* Removed support for Phenny/Jenni plugin style [[#2126][]]
* Stopped searching `bot.memory['url_callbacks']` for link handlers [[#2121][]]
* Deprecated `bot.search_url_callbacks()` [[#2121][], [#2156][], [#2581][]]
* Deprecated `db.execute()` [[#2243][]]
* Cleaned up parts of `sopel.tools` namespace
* Deprecated `tools.web.entity()` and its `r_entity` constant, to be removed
in Sopel 9.0 [[#2205][]]
* Deprecated the `iteritems`, `iterkeys`, `itervalues`, and `raw_input`
2to3-style shims, to be removed in Sopel 8.1 [[#2228][]]
* Moved `Identifier` to its own submodule, `tools.identifiers` [[#2231][]]
* `tools.Identifier` remains for now as a compatibility shortcut
* Moved `check_pid()` and `stderr()` functions to `cli.utils` [[#2385][]]
* Deprecated `tools.OutputRedirect` class left over from the days before
modern logging, to be removed in Sopel 8.1 [[#2385][]]
* Moved channel privilege constants into their own `sopel.privileges` submodule
[[#2179][], [#2352][], [#2540][]]
* The new `sopel.privileges.AccessLevel` type encapsulates all levels in a
single object, which can support dynamic features in the future
* The original, individual constants in `sopel.plugin` are still available for
now, mapped to their corresponding `AccessLevel` values
* Sopel's API now uses enumerated types where suitable:
* `formatting.colors` [[#2122][]]
* `privileges.AccessLevel` [[#2540][]]
* `tools.events` [[#2127][]]
* `bot`-tagged messages are ignored by default [[#2089][]]
* `trigger.time` is offset-aware [[#2099][]]
* `tools.time` improvements & changes:
* `format_time()` accepts offset-aware `datetime` values [[#2132][]]
* `seconds_to_split()` returns a `Duration` named tuple [[#2446][]]
* `validate_timezone()` now raises `ValueError` for `None` [[#2446][]]
* Added `plugin.allow_bots` decorator [[#2244][]]
* Added more rate-limit controls [[#2290][], [#2434][]]
* New `message` keyword-only argument to `plugin.rate` decorator, an optional
string sent via NOTICE when a command is rate-limited
* New `plugin.rate_user`, `plugin.rate_channel`, and `plugin.rate_global`
decorators provide simpler control over a single rate-limit type, with the
`rate` and `message` (optional) as positional parameters
* Messages support various placeholders that will be replaced with runtime
data about the triggering user, the rate limit in effect, and the
plugin/command that was limited; see [`plugin.rate`][rate-decorator]
decorator documentation for details
* Added `bot.safe_text_length()` method [[#2136][]]
* Added `RPL_WHOISBOT` to `tools.events` list [[#2145][]]
* Added `bot.plugins` property [[#2199][]]
* Added `db.forget_channel()` and `db.forget_plugin()` methods [[#2224][]]
* Renamed `db.delete_nick_group()` to `db.forget_nick_group()` [[#2224][]]
* Added CASEMAPPING support to `Identifier` [[#2231][]]
* Static `Identifier._lower()` method now obeys RFC 1459 casing rules
* `Identifier` constructor now takes optional `casemapping` and `chantypes`
kwargs; see documentation for details, or use the `bot.make_identifier()`
helper method to automatically use the bot's knowledge about the current
server's configuration
* Added CHANTYPES support to `Identifier` [[#2236][]]
* Added `bot.make_identifier_memory()` helper to easily take advantage of the
bot's CASEMAPPING and CHANTYPES knowledge [[#2552][]]
* Changed reading `core.nick` from the bot's settings to return a `str` instead
of `Identifier` [[#2231][]]
* Depending on what your plugin does, you might need to use the result of
`bot.make_identifier(bot.settings.core.nick)` instead of the raw value
* Moved memory classes to `sopel.tools.memories` [[#2237][]]
* Moved `deprecated()` from `sopel.tools` to `sopel.lifecycle` [[#2232][]]
* `db.get_nick_id()` no longer creates a new nick ID by default [[#2234][]]
* Standardized on `ctcp` instead of `intent` [[#2253][]]
* The old `module.intent()` decorator was deprecated in Sopel 7.1; use the
`plugin.ctcp()` decorator instead
* Sopel 8.0 removes `intent` from `trigger.tags`; use `trigger.ctcp` instead
* Updated invite-related event names in `tools.events` [[#2270][]]
* Fixed checking if `None` exists in a `SopelIdentifierMemory` [[#2306][]]
* Fixed and tested `SopelIdentifierMemory` interactions with plainer-vanilla
dictionary types [[#2525][]]
* Reworked capability negotiation [[#2341][]]
* See [Managing Capability Negotiation][cap-mgmt-8] documentation chapter
* This replaces the `irc.utils.CapReq` interface, which is now deprecated
* Changed `trigger.sender` property to be `None` for events not associated with
a channel or query [[#2359][]]
* Fixed `trigger.text` erroneously containing command name for events with empty
`args` [[#2360][]]
* Removed `STATUSMSG` prefix from `trigger.sender` [[#2370][], [#2441][]]
* Status prefix is now stored in a new `trigger.status_prefix` attribute
* The `bot` passed to plugin callables will use the `status_prefix` and
`sender` attributes to build its `default_destination`, meaning no change to
plugins' most common usages of `bot.say()`, `bot.reply()`, etc.
* Fixed `formatting.color` result when passing `0` as `fg` or `bg` [[#2366][]]
* `config.types.FilenameAttribute` strips quotes from its value [[#2371][]]
* Made `bot.connection_registered` more robust [[#2375][], [#2406][], [#2410][]]
* The bot initializes with an `UninitializedBackend` instead of `None`, to
intercept actions that don't work prior to connecting [[#2394][]]
* Prohibited actions raise `RuntimeError` instead of falling through to a more
esoteric error type or—worse—silently failing
* Added `realname` & `is_bot` fields to `User` objects [[#2383][], [#2448][]]
* Use of `plugin.require_privilege()` or `plugin.require_bot_privilege()`
decorators now implies `require_chanmsg()` [[#2405][], [#2580][]]
* Fixed an inconsistency between behavior and documentation for
`tools.calculation.pow_complexity()` [[#2543][]]
* Soft-deprecated `SopelWrapper` type [[#2521]]
* Long-term, we will phase out this subclass in favor of using `contextvars`;
see [#2460][] for the full timeline
* Moved `sopel.plugins` to `sopel.builtins` [[#2504][]]
* **We don't technically consider these to be part of the API**, but if this
isn't mentioned we just *know* someone will complain that the move broke
some custom plugin code
* Removed previously-deprecated API features [[#2128][], [#2129][], [#2141][],
[#2144][], [#2146][], [#2147][], [#2148][], [#2150][], [#2329][]]
Housekeeping changes
--------------------
* Many, many additions & improvements to documentation [[#1990][], [#2169][],
[#2178][], [#2182][], [#2226][], [#2238][], [#2239][], [#2257][], [#2275][],
[#2276][], [#2323][], [#2379][], [#2386][], [#2409][], [#2424][], [#2426][],
[#2442][], [#2489][], [#2494][], [#2495][], [#2496][], [#2533][], [#2539][],
[#2543][], [#2550][], [#2558][], [#2574][], [#2600][]]
* Switched from Travis CI to GitHub Actions and incrementally improved tests
[[#2075][], [#2078][], [#2123][], [#2188][], [#2262][], [#2335][], [#2342][],
[#2381][], [#2452][], [#2453][], [#2458][], [#2505][], [#2519][], [#2543][]]
* Improved tooling for contributors, e.g. `Makefile` targets [[#2502][]]
* Modernized packaging [[#2328][]]
* Cleanup on aisle `contrib/` [[#2085][], [#2520][]]
* Cleanup of deprecated feature usage in core & built-in plugins [[#2117][],
[#2464][], [#2468][], [#2470][]]
* Import reorganization [[#2179][]]
* Various code smell/style issues fixed [[#2186][], [#2220][], [#2231][],
[#2382][], [#2393][], [#2514][]]
* Various logging improvements [[#2309][], [#2354][], [#2473][], [#2569][]]
* Deprecation warnings for the corresponding stable release now begin to emit
logs in prerelease versions [[#2522][]]
* Removed legacy CLI run mode [[#2118][]]
* Removed obsolete, nonfunctional CLI argument `--quiet` [[#2404][]]
* Removed old `sopel.test_tools` [[#2139][], [#2177][]]
* Raw logs improved both output and decode failure handling [[#2095][]]
* Started our journey into the wonderful world of type checking [[#2185][],
[#2462][], [#2471][], [#2480][], [#2491][], [#2535][], [#2555][]]
* Many *many* PRs added or updated type hints in the course of adding/fixing
something else, so we won't *also* list all of them here
[bot-mode-spec]: https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/bot-mode
[cap-mgmt-8]: https://sopel.chat/docs/plugin/advanced#managing-capability-negotiation
[pronoun-base]: https://github.com/lucasew/svelte-pronounisland
[pronoun-ours]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/pronoun-service
[rate-decorator]: https://sopel.chat/docs/plugin/decorators#sopel.plugin.rate
[sopel-bugzilla]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-bugzilla/
[sopel-help]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-help/
[sopel-iplookup]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-iplookup/
[sopel-meetbot]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-meetbot/
[sopel-py]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-py/
[sopel-reddit]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-reddit/
[sopel-remind]: https://pypi.org/project/sopel-remind/
[znc/znc#1224]: https://github.com/znc/znc/issues/1224
[#1355]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/issues/1355
[#1966]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1966
[#1990]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1990
[#2062]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2062
[#2070]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2070
[#2073]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2073
[#2075]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2075
[#2078]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2078
[#2085]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2085
[#2087]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2087
[#2088]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2088
[#2089]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2089
[#2095]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2095
[#2099]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2099
[#2100]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2100
[#2102]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2102
[#2104]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2104
[#2116]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2116
[#2117]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2117
[#2118]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2118
[#2119]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2119
[#2121]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2121
[#2122]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2122
[#2123]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2123
[#2124]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2124
[#2126]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2126
[#2127]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2127
[#2128]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2128
[#2129]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2129
[#2130]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2130
[#2131]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2131
[#2132]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2132
[#2133]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2133
[#2134]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2134
[#2136]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2136
[#2138]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2138
[#2139]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2139
[#2141]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2141
[#2142]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2142
[#2144]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2144
[#2145]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2145
[#2146]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2146
[#2147]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2147
[#2148]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2148
[#2150]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2150
[#2154]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2154
[#2156]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2156
[#2169]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2169
[#2170]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2170
[#2177]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2177
[#2178]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2178
[#2179]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2179
[#2181]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2181
[#2182]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2182
[#2185]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2185
[#2186]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2186
[#2187]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2187
[#2188]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2188
[#2191]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2191
[#2199]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2199
[#2200]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2200
[#2205]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2205
[#2213]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2213
[#2220]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2220
[#2222]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2222
[#2224]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2224
[#2226]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2226
[#2227]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2227
[#2228]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2228
[#2231]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2231
[#2232]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2232
[#2233]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2233
[#2234]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2234
[#2236]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2236
[#2237]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2237
[#2238]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2238
[#2239]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2239
[#2240]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2240
[#2243]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2243
[#2244]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2244
[#2246]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2246
[#2252]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2252
[#2253]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2253
[#2256]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2256
[#2257]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2257
[#2260]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2260
[#2261]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2261
[#2262]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2262
[#2265]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2265
[#2267]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2267
[#2268]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2268
[#2270]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2270
[#2272]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2272
[#2275]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2275
[#2276]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2276
[#2277]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2277
[#2278]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2278
[#2279]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2279
[#2280]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2280
[#2282]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2282
[#2286]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2286
[#2287]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2287
[#2290]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2290
[#2297]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2297
[#2298]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2298
[#2303]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2303
[#2304]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2304
[#2306]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2306
[#2307]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2307
[#2309]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2309
[#2310]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2310
[#2312]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2312
[#2313]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2313
[#2315]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2315
[#2319]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2319
[#2320]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2320
[#2321]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2321
[#2323]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2323
[#2326]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2326
[#2327]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2327
[#2328]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2328
[#2329]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2329
[#2330]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2330
[#2332]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2332
[#2334]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2334
[#2335]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2335
[#2338]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2338
[#2341]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2341
[#2342]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2342
[#2344]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2344
[#2345]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2345
[#2346]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2346
[#2349]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2349
[#2351]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2351
[#2352]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2352
[#2354]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2354
[#2359]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2359
[#2360]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2360
[#2361]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2361
[#2365]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2365
[#2368]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2368
[#2369]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2369
[#2370]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2370
[#2371]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2371
[#2372]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2372
[#2374]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2374
[#2375]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2375
[#2376]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2376
[#2377]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2377
[#2379]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2379
[#2381]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2381
[#2382]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2382
[#2383]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2383
[#2384]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2384
[#2385]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2385
[#2386]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2386
[#2388]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2388
[#2393]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2393
[#2394]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2394
[#2396]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2396
[#2400]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2400
[#2404]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2404
[#2405]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2405
[#2406]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2406
[#2409]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2409
[#2410]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2410
[#2411]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2411
[#2414]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2414
[#2415]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2415
[#2416]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2416
[#2417]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2417
[#2418]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2418
[#2419]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2419
[#2420]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2420
[#2424]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2424
[#2426]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2426
[#2428]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2428
[#2429]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2429
[#2430]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2430
[#2431]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2431
[#2433]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2433
[#2434]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2434
[#2437]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2437
[#2438]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2438
[#2439]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2439
[#2441]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2441
[#2442]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2442
[#2444]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2444
[#2446]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2446
[#2447]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2447
[#2448]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2448
[#2450]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2450
[#2452]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2452
[#2453]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2453
[#2455]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2455
[#2458]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2458
[#2460]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/issues/2460
[#2462]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2462
[#2464]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2464
[#2468]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2468
[#2470]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2470
[#2471]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2471
[#2472]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2472
[#2473]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2473
[#2477]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2477
[#2478]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2478
[#2480]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2480
[#2481]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2481
[#2489]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2489
[#2491]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2491
[#2494]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2494
[#2495]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2495
[#2496]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2496
[#2500]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2500
[#2502]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2502
[#2504]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2504
[#2505]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2505
[#2507]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2507
[#2510]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2510
[#2512]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2512
[#2513]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2513
[#2514]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2514
[#2516]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2516
[#2519]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2519
[#2520]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2520
[#2521]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2521
[#2522]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2522
[#2523]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2523
[#2525]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2525
[#2530]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2530
[#2531]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2531
[#2532]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2532
[#2533]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2533
[#2535]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2535
[#2539]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2539
[#2540]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2540
[#2543]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2543
[#2545]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2545
[#2550]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2550
[#2552]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2552
[#2555]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2555
[#2558]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2558
[#2561]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2561
[#2569]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2569
[#2574]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2574
[#2575]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2575
[#2580]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2580
[#2581]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2581
[#2584]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2584
[#2600]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2600
[#2601]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2601
Changes between 7.1.8 and 7.1.9
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* search: replace deprecated git.io link in messaging [[#2271][]]
* tell: fix exception when message is missing [[#2264][]]
[#2264]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2264
[#2271]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2271
Changes between 7.1.7 and 7.1.8
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* isup: ensure compatibility with newer `requests` versions [[#2235][]]
* reddit: handle image preview links [[#2245][]]
* search: per tests of both back-ends, warn more consistently about multiple
`site:` operators [[#2254][]]
* translate: fix accepting language hints for Chinese [[#2242][]]
* url:
* bump user-agent [[#2218][]]
* tweak logging levels to better reflect severity [[#2249][]]
* wikipedia: refine handling of sections with "hatnote" templates [[#2225][]]
* xkcd: improve reliability of comic search [[#2247][]]
Core changes
------------
* Formatting tweaks in IRC logging output [[#2250][]]
* Requirement tweaks to make sure installing on Python 3.4 still works
(but if you're still using that, *please* update your Python)
API changes
-----------
* Fix/improve more documentation [[#2251][]]
[#2218]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2218
[#2225]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2225
[#2235]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2235
[#2242]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2242
[#2245]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2245
[#2247]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2247
[#2249]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2249
[#2250]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2250
[#2251]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2251
[#2254]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2254
Changes between 7.1.6 and 7.1.7
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* adminchannel: fix a very old bug in NUH (hostmask) handling [[#2221][]]
* reddit:
* add flair text to submission output [[#2209][]]
* further improve link matching [[#2208][], [#2216][]]
* wiktionary: correctly handle multi-paragraph etymologies [[#2214][]]
Core changes
------------
* Added an alert if the IRC server registers the bot as a client using a
different nickname than what's set in `core.nick` [[#2215][]]
[#2208]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2208
[#2209]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2209
[#2214]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2214
[#2215]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2215
[#2216]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2216
[#2221]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2221
Changes between 7.1.5 and 7.1.6
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* reddit: fix regression in shortlink (`redd.it/<postID>`) handling [[#2201][]]
* url: fix tripping on HTML character entities like `'` if running on
Python 3.4+ [[#2204][]]
* wikipedia: add mobile links to URL handling [[#2201][]]
Core changes
------------
* Detect UTF-8 locale on Windows [[#2174][]]
API changes
-----------
* `web.decode()`: use Python's built-in HTML character entity decoder if
available [[#2204][]]
* Fix minor documentation error [[#2196][]]
[#2174]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2174
[#2196]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2196
[#2201]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2201
[#2202]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2202
[#2204]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2204
Changes between 7.1.4 and 7.1.5
===============================
Since 7.1.4 was released, an [expiring TLS root certificate][le-expiration]
caused us some problems in the old CI system we're still using for Sopel 7.1.x
to run tests against EOL versions of Python. Our workaround in [#2192][]
(basically "Workaround 1" from [this OpenSSL blog post][openssl-102-fixes])
might be of use to anyone still running Sopel on an old system.
Core changes
------------
* Fixed incorrect behavior during unrecognized SASL authentication [[#2190][]]
* Ignore case when checking config sections for "defined" settings [[#2193][]]
[#2190]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2190
[#2192]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2192
[#2193]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2193
[le-expiration]: https://letsencrypt.org/2021/10/01/cert-chaining-help.html
[openssl-102-fixes]: https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2021/09/13/LetsEncryptRootCertExpire/
Changes between 7.1.3 and 7.1.4
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* reddit: prevent comment links from also displaying post info [[#2176][]]
[#2176]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2176
Changes between 7.1.2 and 7.1.3
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* announce: fix Python 3 compatibility [[#2166][]]
* reddit: fix handling post links with parameters, e.g. sorting [[#2163][]]
* reddit: silence PRAW update notices [[#2171][]]
* tell: don't strip IRC formatting at message start [[#2162][]]
* translate: better error handling in `.mangle` [[#2160][]]
* wikipedia: skip messagebox template contents for cleaner snippets [[#2159][]]
* wikipedia: improve handling of links to transcluded sections [[#2168][]]
Core changes
------------
* Fixed showing plugin information in `sopel-plugins` CLI tool even if loading
the plugin fails [[#2135][]]
* Stop warning about `parse == bool` configuration settings in 7.x [[#2164][]]
* This warning will return in Sopel 8.0, a major release which will be a
more natural time for plugin maintainers to release compatibility updates.
* Fixed `requests` requirement on Python 3.3 [[#2172][]]
[#2135]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2135
[#2159]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2159
[#2160]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2160
[#2162]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2162
[#2163]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2163
[#2164]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2164
[#2166]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2166
[#2168]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2168
[#2171]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2171
[#2172]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2172
Changes between 7.1.1 and 7.1.2
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* invite: handle invalid arguments better [[#2151][]]
* translate: handle failed API requests better [[#2153][]]
* wikipedia: warn if deprecated `lang_per_channel` setting is used [[#2143][]]
Core changes
------------
* Clarified documentation about `owner` and `owner_account` settings in core
config section [[#2112][], [#2125][]]
[#2112]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2112
[#2125]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2125
[#2143]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2143
[#2151]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2151
[#2153]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2153
Changes between 7.1.0 and 7.1.1
===============================
Plugin changes
--------------
* safety: fixed loading bad-domains list on py2 [[#2103][]]
* tell: fixed hard-coded verb when trying to `.ask` the bot [[#2106][]]
* tld: fixed `.tldcache clear` command corrupting internal state [[#2077][]]
Core changes
------------
* Fixed `BooleanAttribute` with `default=True` [[#2084][]]
* Ignore invalid URLs when triggering URL callbacks [[#2086][]]
* Fixed infinite loop in WHO tracking on certain networks [[#2091][]]
* Ignore problematic environment variables in tests [[#2094][]]
* Improved MODE tracking even more [[#2097][], [#2098][]]
* Updated, clarified, and expanded even more documentation [[#2090][],
[#2096][], [#2105][], [#2108][]]
[#2077]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2077
[#2084]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2084
[#2086]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2086
[#2090]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2090
[#2091]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2091
[#2094]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2094
[#2096]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2096
[#2097]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2097
[#2098]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2098
[#2103]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2103
[#2105]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2105
[#2106]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2106
[#2108]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/2108
Changes between 7.0.7 and 7.1.0
===============================
Admittedly a few _months_ later than originally intended, Sopel 7.1.0 is ready
to go. We've focused on polish this time around, both in documentation and
features. Lots of little fixes add up to make something good—over 140 pull
requests were merged for this release.
We will now begin work on Sopel 8.0, focusing primarily on
modernization—dropping the end-of-life Python versions that 7.x still
supports—and on unbundling the core plugins so they can be updated separately.
None of these plans are new, but we figured a reminder was in order as it's
been some months since they last came up in Sopel 7.0's release notes!
As always, you can keep up with development and give us feedback on
[GitHub][sopel-github], [IRC][sopel-irc], or [Twitter][sopel-twitter].
**Important note:** Sopel's IRC channel has moved from freenode to Libera Chat
([#2072][]). You will find us in `#sopel` as always, but at a new network
address: `irc.libera.chat`. At least some of the old guard will remain on
freenode for the foreseeable future, to guide anyone running an older Sopel
version to the new channel (and encourage them to update Sopel, too).
Plugin changes
--------------
* Removed `instagram` plugin, as it was not possible to fix after changes to
the site [[#2000][]]
* Merged `etymology` plugin functionality into `wiktionary` plugin [[#1178][],
[#2064][]]
* admin:
* reply on save [[#1913][]]
* add `.chanlist` command to show Sopel's channel memberships [[#1961][]]
* adminchannel:
* use `TOPICLEN` if server advertises it [[#1956][]]
* allow non-op `.topic` in channels without mode `+t` [[#1981][]]
* announce: speed up by sending to multiple channels if the server supports it
[[#1859][], [#2048][]]
* choose: safely handle formatted choices [[#1965][]]
* currency:
* added thousands separator & better handling of small numbers [[#1988][]]
* improved error handling [[#2053][]]
* updated API endpoints [[#1988][], [#2060][], [#2074][]]
* emoticons: added `.smirk` command & action responses [[#1899][]]
* find: accept either `/` or `|` as delimiter, and format replacement text as
**bold** so it's easier to see the correction [[#1993][], [#2014][],
[#2066][]]
* find_updates:
* prepare to handle unstable releases again [[#1955][]]
* improve error handling [[#2052][], [#2056][]]
* ip: querying by nickname is no longer case-sensitive [[#1915][]]
* isup: be more specific about what's wrong if the site looks down [[#1940][],
[#1950][], [#2063][]]
* meetbot: tweaked handling of path settings [[#1959][]]
* ping: added `.ping` command [[#1875][]]
* pronouns: now understands two-word aliases for the full pronoun groups
[[#2069][]]
* reddit:
* added handling for `r/all` and `r/popular` [[#1763][]]
* fixed incorrect behavior in `r/` and `u/` handling [[#1889][]]
* added basic handling for gallery view [[#1914][]]
* fixed a floating-point issue [[#1987][]]
* fixed grammar [[#2025][]]
* remind: added commands to count/forget reminders [[#2007][]]
* safety: switched away from obsolete list source [[#2012][]]
* tell: strip `@` from the start of nicknames [[#1994][]]
* tld: rewritten to be more robust [[#1939][], [#1949][], [#1968][],
[#1970][], [#1985][], [#2076][]]
* url:
* tweaked to improve reliability of title fetching [[#1871][]]
* added a setting to control automatic titles [[#1897][]]
* adapted to upstream dependency changes [[#1989][]]
* add `.urlexclude`/`.urlallow` commands [[#2028][]]
* auto-title now ignores URLs in _any_ other command [[#2028][]]
* fixed showing an error when appropriate [[#2029][]]
* wikipedia:
* can now fetch section snippets [[#1163][]]
* language preferences per-channel and per-nick are now stored in the
database, and manageable with commands [[#1916][]]
* xkcd: show latest comic when base URL is linked [[#1858][]]
* Built-in plugins' output formats were checked for consistency [[#1937][]]
* Improved plugin documentation/help [[#1878][], [#1952][], [#1954][],
[#2002][], [#2035][]]
* Updated some plugins to use new API features [[#1879][], [#1892][],
[#1894][], [#1995][]]
* Minor code style fixes and cleanup [[#1856][], [#1880][], [#1910][],
[#1953][], [#1960][]]
Core changes
------------
* Sopel's outbound flooding protection is now configurable [[#1929][]]
* `core.modes` setting now only assumes `+` if no sign is included in its
value [[#1941][]]
* Improved documentation of core configuration settings [[#1861][], [#1866][],
[#2006][]]
* Documented use of environment variables to override parts of Sopel's
configuration [[#1901][]]
* Also fixed some broken functionality related to this feature [[#1882][],
[#1900][]]
* Improved command-line error messages [[#2047][]]
* Unexpected settings in config files will now generate warnings [[#1973][]]
* Improved SASL handling [[#1928][], [#1971][], [#1976][], [#1977][]]
* Change/recover in-use nick; fix `USER` syntax [[#1930][]]
* Improved channel mode tracking [[#1980][]]
* Improved channel member tracking [[#1997][]]
* Reduced log spam from core `MODE` handling logic [[#1951][]]
* Refactored the Rule system [[#1873][], [#1894][], [#1904][], [#2011][]]
* Reworked IRC connection timeout management [[#2041][]]
* Fixed loading callables that should be ignored from plugins [[#1936][]]
* Streamlined how the bot generates help text for plugin commands [[#2071][]]
* Fixed signal handling (e.g. `^C`) if bot is not connected [[#1893][]]
* Fixed crash if a plugin tries to `sys.exit()` [[#1943][]]
* Fixed crash if IRC backend is uninitialized and logging to a channel is
enabled [[#2020][]]
* Improved scheduled job handling [[#1891][], [#1927][]]
* Improved test coverage [[#1983][], [#1984][]]
* Improved test infrastructure [[#1905][]]
* Minor code style fixes and refactoring [[#1864][], [#1890][], [#1933][],
[#1942][], [#1969][], [#1998][], [#2005][], [#2023][]]
API changes
-----------
* Moved plugin decorators to `sopel.plugin`; `sopel.module` is now deprecated
[[#1898][], [#1906][], [#1924][], [#1967][]]
* Decorators that are new in Sopel 7.1 or later will appear only in
`sopel.plugin`; `sopel.module` contains only a snapshot of what was
available in Sopel 7.0 and will not be updated
* The old `sopel.module` imports will be removed in Sopel 9.0
* The `intent` decorator is replaced by `ctcp`, and `trigger` objects now have
a `ctcp` property [[#1975][]]
* "Intents" were an IRCv3 spec idea that never took off, and the draft specs
for them are now long abandoned
* See [#1683][] for the full deprecation and removal plan
* `sopel.tools` functions related to command patterns/regex are now deprecated
[[#1944][], [#2027][], [#2034][]]
* `tools.get_input` is now deprecated [[#1872][]]
* `bot.(un)register_url_callback` functions are deprecated [[#2049][]]
* These are simply no longer necessary after the Rule system rewrite
* `test_tools` submodule is now deprecated [[#2003][]]