What's New In python-apt 1.0
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Python-Apt 1.0 fixes several issues and use of deprecated methods. Most
importantly, it introduces large file support

New features
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* :class:`apt_pkg.AcquireFile` can now take a hash string that is not an
  md5 value, using the new `hash` argument.
* A new a :meth:`apt_pkg.TagFile.close` method was added
* :class:`apt_pkg.TagFile` is now a context manager

* The high-level cache class, :class:`apt.cache.Cache` now supports package
  names with special architecture qualifiers such as :all and :native.

Deprecated
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The following features are deprecated, starting with this release:

* The `section` member of :class:`apt_pkg.Package`
* The `files` member of of :class:`apt_pkg.SourceRecords`
* The `md5` argument to :class:`apt_pkg.AcquireFile`, it is replaced by
  the `hash` argument.

Removed
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* The module :mod:`apt.progress.gtk2` has been removed. There were no
  users in the Debian archive, its last update was in 2013, and it was buggy
  already. Apart from that, it suggested that it is OK to run a graphical
  application as root, and used the unmaintained GTK+ 2 version.

  Therefore, there is no replacement, please use PackageKit or aptdaemon
  for installation in graphical environments.
* The attribute :attr:`apt_pkg.Package.auto` was not set anymore, and thus
  removed.

Maintenance
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* :mod:`apt_inst` now supports ar and tar archives that are larger than 4 GiB
* Various smaller bug fixes
