[pkgsrc/trunk]: pkgsrc/textproc/py-xlrd textproc/py-xlrd: Sync DESCR with ups...

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/rev/9c410b4bbf4c
branches:  trunk
changeset: 452863:9c410b4bbf4c
user:      gdt <gdt%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 18 11:06:51 2021 +0000

description:
textproc/py-xlrd: Sync DESCR with upstream

Upstream's current README and the old DESCR had diverged a lot.
Pointed out by Mayuresh.

diffstat:

 textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR |  21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (25 lines):

diff -r 0c1ea1af106c -r 9c410b4bbf4c textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR
--- a/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR    Tue May 18 10:37:44 2021 +0000
+++ b/textproc/py-xlrd/DESCR    Tue May 18 11:06:51 2021 +0000
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
-Extract data from new and old Excel spreadsheets on any platform. Pure Python
-(2.7 or later). Strong support for Excel dates. Unicode-aware.
+xlrd is a library for reading data and formatting information from
+Excel files in the historical .xls format.
+
+Warning
+
+This library will no longer read anything other than .xls files. For
+alternatives that read newer file formats, please see
+http://www.python-excel.org/.
+
+The following are also not supported but will safely and reliably be ignored:
+
+    Charts, Macros, Pictures, any other embedded object, including embedded worksheets.
+    VBA modules
+    Formulas, but results of formula calculations are extracted.
+    Comments
+    Hyperlinks
+    Autofilters, advanced filters, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation
+
+Password-protected files are not supported and cannot be read by this library.