v7 stable release, expanded highlights ⚡ ➡️ this is a big one! v6.0.0 was released once upon a time in march 2023 ➡️ if you prefer blog format: snakecharmers.ethereum.org/web3-py-v7-rel…

➡️ major investments into the persistent connection providers: WebSocketProvider and AsyncIPCProvider biggest win: stable and elegant management of subscriptions (eth_subscribe) docs: #using-persistent-connection-providers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">web3py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/prov… addtl helpful context in this blog post: snakecharmers.ethereum.org/bloom-filters/

➡️ middleware overhaul tl;dr - imports are now classes. refer to this blog post if you, 1337h4x0r, need to customize your middleware: snakecharmers.ethereum.org/web3py-middlew… ➡️ batch requests the middleware updates cleared the way for batch requests. couple of usage patterns available:

➡️ exception handling all exceptions now inherit from a Web3Exception class for easier handling within your app. similarly, ValueError 👉 Web3ValueError, etc. ➡️ ABI utils big batch of convenience funcs introduced for parsing ABI names, types, values: #abi-utilities" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eth-utils.readthedocs.io/en/latest/util…

➡️ docs reorg

➡️ v6 status now in maintenance mode; bugs may be fixed, but feature requests will be considered for v7. plan is six months of maintenance before sunsetting support. ecosystem moves fast - we encourage prioritizing upgrades!

➡️ what's next? 3 team goals: 1️⃣ aid EIP implementation & testing - working on an EELS backend to support EIP authors/testers 2️⃣ reduce UX friction - more like the ABI utils otw for contracts, decoding/encoding 3️⃣ educate and inspire builders - zero to hackathon workshop