[Release] DataStax Python Driver Version 2.1.3

[Adam Holmberg]

Version 2.1.3 of the DataStax Python Driver has been released. 

This release includes a few feature enhancements (most notably, an upgrade to handle schema metadata changes in upcoming versions of Cassandra), and also resolves a number of user-reported issues.

A complete list of changes can be found in the changelog (reproduced below for your convenience).

Discuss the driver and ask questions:
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Review and contribute source code: https://github.com/datastax/python-driver/
Report issues on JIRA: https://datastax-oss.atlassian.net/browse/PYTHON

Regards,
Adam Holmberg

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2.1.3 changes:

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Features

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* INFO-level log confirmation that a connection was opened to a node that was marked up (PYTHON-116)

* Avoid connecting to peer with incomplete metadata (PYTHON-163)

* Add SSL support to gevent reactor (PYTHON-174)

* Use control connection timeout in wait for schema agreement (PYTHON-175)

* Better consistency level representation in unavailable+timeout exceptions (PYTHON-180)

* Update schema metadata processing to accommodate coming schema modernization (PYTHON-185)

Bug Fixes

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* Support large negative timestamps on Windows (PYTHON-119)

* Fix schema agreement for clusters with peer rpc_addres 0.0.0.0 (PYTHON-166)

* Retain table metadata following keyspace meta refresh (PYTHON-173)

* Use a timeout when preparing a statement for all nodes (PYTHON-179)

* Make TokenAware routing tolerant of statements with no keyspace (PYTHON-181)

* Update add_collback to store/invoke multiple callbacks (PYTHON-182)

* Correct routing key encoding for composite keys (PYTHON-184)

* Include compression option in schema export string when disabled (PYTHON-187)