Merge pull request #410 from JamesParrott/PyShp_v2

v2.4.2 Docs update. Drop Pylint.

Author: JamesParrott

.github/workflows/run_tests_hooks_and_tools.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ name: Run pre-commit hooks and tests
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, ]
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -17,18 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
     - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
 
-  pylint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-    - name: install Pylint and plugin
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install pytest pylint pylint-per-file-ignores
-    - name: run Pylint for errors and warnings only, on test_shapefile.py
-      run: |
-        pylint --disable=R,C test_shapefile.py
 
   test_on_EOL_Pythons:
     strategy:

README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ The Python Shapefile Library (PyShp) reads and writes ESRI Shapefiles in pure Py
 ![build status](https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)
 
 - **Author**: [Joel Lawhead](https://github.com/GeospatialPython)
-- **Maintainers**: [Karim Bahgat](https://github.com/karimbahgat)
-- **Version**: 2.3.1
-- **Date**: 28 July, 2022
+- **Maintainers**: [James Parrott](https://github.com/JamesParrott) & [Karim Bahgat](https://github.com/karimbahgat)
+- **Version**: 2.4.2
+- **Date**: 6th June, 2026
 - **License**: [MIT](https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT)
 
 ## Contents
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ part of your geospatial project.
 
 # Version Changes
 
+## 2.4.2
+Documentation update
+
 ## 2.4.1
 
 ###	Improvements:

changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+VERSION 2.4.2
+2026-06-06  Documentation update.
+
 VERSION 2.4.1
 
 2025-07-30

pyproject.toml

@@ -67,23 +67,3 @@ skip-magic-trailing-comma = false
 line-ending = "auto"
 
 
-
-[tool.pylint.MASTER]
-load-plugins=[
-    "pylint_per_file_ignores",
-]
-
-[tool.pylint.'MESSAGES CONTROL']
-# Silence warning: shapefile.py:2076:20: W0212: Access to a protected
-#                  member _from_geojson of a client class (protected-access)
-#
-# Silence warnings: test_shapefile.py:{783,786,799,803,06,1195}:19:
-#                   W0212: Access to a protected member _offsets of a
-#                   client class (protected-access)
-#
-# Toml multi-line string used instead of array due to:
-# https://github.com/christopherpickering/pylint-per-file-ignores/issues/160
-per-file-ignores = """
-    shapefile.py:W0212
-    test_shapefile.py:W0212
-"""

shapefile.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 """
-shapefile.py
+PyShp (shapefile.py)
 Provides read and write support for ESRI Shapefiles.
 authors: jlawhead<at>geospatialpython.com
-maintainer: karim.bahgat.norway<at>gmail.com
+maintainers: james<at>jamesparrott.dev and karim.bahgat.norway<at>gmail.com
 Compatible with Python versions 2.7-3.x
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.4.1"
+__version__ = "2.4.2"
 
 import array
 import io