Merge pull request #390 from JamesParrott/dbfReader

Separate DbfReader

Author: JamesParrott

README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ The Python Shapefile Library (PyShp) reads and writes ESRI Shapefiles in pure Py
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 - **Author**: [Joel Lawhead](https://github.com/GeospatialPython)
-- **Maintainers**: [Karim Bahgat](https://github.com/karimbahgat)
-- **Version**: 3.0.6
-- **Date**: 19th May 2026
+- **Maintainers**: [James Parrott](https://github.com/JamesParrott) & [Karim Bahgat](https://github.com/karimbahgat)
+- **Version**: 3.0.7
+- **Date**: 20th May 2026
 - **License**: [MIT](https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT)
 
 ## Contents
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ part of your geospatial project.
 
 # Version Changes
 
+## 3.0.7
+
+### Testability / separation of concerns.
+ - Separate dbf only reading methods into a new dbfReader class (an instance of which is owned by the regular Shapefile Reader class).
+
+
 ## 3.0.6
 
 ### URL Downloading

changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+VERSION 3.0.7
+
+2026-05-20
+	Testability / separation of concerns:
+	* Separate dbf only reading methods into a new dbfReader class (an instance of which is owned by the regular Shapefile Reader class).
+
+
 VERSION 3.0.6
 
 2026-05-19

pyproject.toml

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ authors = [
     {name = "Joel Lawhead", email = "jlawhead@geospatialpython.com"},
 ]
 maintainers = [
-    {name = "Karim Bahgat", email = "karim.bahgat.norway@gmail.com"}
+    {name = "James Parrott", email = "james@jamesparrott.dev"},
+    {name = "Karim Bahgat", email = "karim.bahgat.norway@gmail.com"},
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["gis", "geospatial", "geographic", "shapefile", "shapefiles"]