# Pyxform v1.0 release **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [November 6, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/pyxform-v1-0-release/23163 "2019-11-06T16:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/pyxform-v1-0-release/23163/9 "2020-02-03T20:55:56Z")
I'd like to move towards a release by this Thursday. There's a lot of great unreleased functionality that will be very helpful for users and will conclude several [roadmap items](https://github.com/opendatakit/roadmap/projects/1). I will summarize risks below so that it's hopefully easy for folks to chime in with any concerns. Thank you, @adam.butler for putting pyxform on the agenda for the [@TAB](https://forum.getodk.org/groups/tab) call on Wednesday. > **Full release notes** > > - [#357](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/357) Add list\_name to generated JSON to get static choice list > - Carlos Quiros @qlands (QLands Technology Consultants) > > - [#372](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/372) Add support for Java versions that don't have dots in them > - Yaw Anokwa @yanokwa (Nafundi) > > - [#289](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/289) Do not generate dummy instance content for external instances > - Vincent Buscarello @KeynesYouDigIt (Devetry) > > - [#378](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/378) Fix black configuration for CircleCI > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#375](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/375) Use data as the default root node name instead of the filename > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#384](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/384) If there is only one sheet, use that as the survey sheet > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#376](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/376) Don't generate translation blocks if there is only one language > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#386](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/386) Expand XPath references in upload questions > - James Tedrick @tedrick (ESRI) > > - [#389](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/389) Use the filename as the form\_id if no explicit form\_id is set by settings > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#392](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/392) Add identify-user audit attribute > - Callum Stott @seadowg (Nafundi) > > - [#397](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/397) Better Python 2/3 unicode support for ODKValidateError strings > - Yaw Anokwa @yanokwa (Nafundi) > > - [#402](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/402) Create instance of NullHandler, instead of class reference > - Brendan Zerr @axonxorz > > - [#400](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/400) Add track-changes-reasons audit attribute > - Callum Stott @seadowg (Nafundi) > > - [#385](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/385) Add support for dynamic defaults > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#382](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/382) Fix crash when displaying ODK Validate errors > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#380](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/380) Add repeat instance in addition to template to the model > - Nyoman Ribeka @nribeka (DIAL) > > - [#408](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/408) Remove Python 2.7, 3.5 and 3.6 support, add Python 3.8 > - Yaw Anokwa @yanokwa (Nafundi) > > - [#412](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/412) Preserve attribute ordering across all Python versions > - Yaw Anokwa @yanokwa (Nafundi) > > - [#394](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/394) Add pyxform version to XForm output > - Martijn van de Rijdt @MartijnR (Enketo) > > - [#406](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/406) Identify first argument of pulldata by splitting on comma > - Hélène Martin @lognaturel (Nafundi) > > - [#410](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/410) Output a string bind type for selects > - Yaw Anokwa @yanokwa (Nafundi) > > - [#418](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/418) Clarify duplicate choice error message > - Hélène Martin @lognaturel (Nafundi) > > - [#417](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/417) Add support for last-saved > - Hélène Martin @lognaturel (Nafundi) This is considered a v1 release because the XML output will change in several ways. We have done our best to verify that core ODK tools and Enketo will be compatible with these changes, including several versions back. However, older versions of core ODK tools will not be compatible with all changes. This has had negative impact on users in the past (@Batkinson, you may want to make note of these changes). Other downstream tools may be affected, particularly by the following: - [#289](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/289) Do not generate dummy instance content for external instances This changes the XML structure. - [#375](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/375) Use data as the default root node name instead of the filename This change ensures a predictable root node name. This will make it easier to share raw XPath expressions and will mean that renaming files will not change the XML output. It will also ensure shorter XML output when the filename is long. Users that need a specific root name can introduce the `name` setting in the settings sheet. For example, when making a [permissible update](https://docs.opendatakit.org/form-update/) to a form previously uploaded to Aggregate, users will need to use the old filename as the root node name. Tools that use `pyxform` directly to generate updates to forms will likely want to override the root node name. - [#385](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/385) Add support for dynamic defaults Values in the `default` column that include any of `mod, div, *, |, +, -, [,], {, }, (, )` will be treated as dynamic values and will bet used in `setvalue` actions in the resulting XML. A warning will be output to let users know that not all tools support dynamic defaults in this way. Tools that don't support `setvalue` will have unpredictable behavior if used with a form with a dynamic default. - [#380](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/380) Add repeat instance in addition to template to the model In Collect, the implication is that one first repeat instance will always be displayed before the user is prompted to add another one. The XML will have changed so some tools may see that as a form update. `pyxform` will issue a warning. - [#394](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/394) Add pyxform version to XForm output Every form generated by `pyxform` will include an `odk:generated-by="pyxform vx.x.x"` attribute on the root node name. This will be included in submissions meaning that submissions will be slightly larger in size. - [#410](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/410) Output a string bind type for selects Tools that look for `select` or `select1` bind types will no longer work as expected. - [#417](https://github.com/XLSForm/pyxform/pull/417) Add support for last-saved This is risky because it extends the way that XPath references are expanded from `${}` notation. Additionally, unlike all of the other PRs, it has only been reviewed by folks from one organization (myself and @yanokwa). --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.getodk.org/t/pyxform-v1-0-release/23163)._