CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd

["Greg Troxel" <gdt%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Module Name:    pkgsrc
Committed By:   gdt
Date:           Tue May 18 11:06:51 UTC 2021

Modified Files:
        pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd: DESCR

Log Message:
textproc/py-xlrd: Sync DESCR with upstream

Upstream's current README and the old DESCR had diverged a lot.
Pointed out by Mayuresh.


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cvs rdiff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR

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Modified files:

Index: pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR
diff -u pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR:1.2 pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR:1.3
--- pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR:1.2   Wed Jun  5 00:37:43 2019
+++ pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR       Tue May 18 11:06:51 2021
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
-Extract data from new and old Excel spreadsheets on any platform. Pure Python
-(2.7 or later). Strong support for Excel dates. Unicode-aware.
+xlrd is a library for reading data and formatting information from
+Excel files in the historical .xls format.
+
+Warning
+
+This library will no longer read anything other than .xls files. For
+alternatives that read newer file formats, please see
+http://www.python-excel.org/.
+
+The following are also not supported but will safely and reliably be ignored:
+
+    Charts, Macros, Pictures, any other embedded object, including embedded worksheets.
+    VBA modules
+    Formulas, but results of formula calculations are extracted.
+    Comments
+    Hyperlinks
+    Autofilters, advanced filters, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation
+
+Password-protected files are not supported and cannot be read by this library.