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2.5.0 (2026-03-17)

  • Added alternate pin handling: when a pin number appears multiple times, the subsequent pins become alternates of the first pin.
  • Added Style and Hidden columns to spd2csv CSV output.
  • Added pin style modifiers in SPD files such as ! = inverted, > = clock, - = hidden.
  • Combined modifiers supported: !> = inverted_clock.
  • Added support for // comments in addition to ; comments in SPD files.
  • Added part properties support in SPD files using property_name: property_value format.
  • Added multi-pin bus support with automatic pin name incrementing.
  • Added spacer pin support (empty lines or lines containing just * create skipped pin positions).
  • Fixed pin naming: when pin name doesn't end with a number but has multiple pin numbers, the name is used as-is without appending incrementing index.
  • Added comprehensive unit tests for spd2csv.

2.4.0 (2026-03-14)

  • Added spd2csv command-line utility for converting SPD (Shorthand Part Description) symbol description format to CSV for use with kipart.
  • Added multi-unit symbol support in SPD files via the unit <name> directive.
  • Added ability for kipart to read CSV from stdin when no input files are given.

2.3.0 (2026-01-30)

  • Added --justify parameter for controlling text justification on symbols.
  • Added support for custom properties that are placed below the symbol body.
  • Added --bundle-style option for choosing a suffix for bundled pins.
  • Added -1/--one-symbol option for ignoring empty rows in CSV files.
  • Added ability to bundle NC (no-connect) pins when -b flag is specified twice.
  • Enable bundling of power_out pins.
  • Fixed bundled power_in pins becoming global nets.
  • Fixed truncation behavior: -w without -m now properly truncates the destination file.
  • Moved validation of overwrite and merge operations into the row_file_to_symbol_file function.
  • Improved spacing and breathing room on symbol properties.
  • Fixed gridify rounding to round from zero.
  • Updated tests to account for changes in overwrite/merge flag handling and output status messages.
  • Fixed unit tests for bundle_pins() changes.
  • Improved usage text formatting with code fencing.
  • Fixed handling of rows of symbol properties.

2.2.0 (2025-11-23)

  • Names in the unit column of the CSV are now displayed in the unit name drop-down of the Symbol Editor.
  • Added hide-pin-num to remove pin numbers on generated symbols.

2.1.0 (2025-05-26)

  • Symbol pin lengths are now sized to fit the longest pin number.
  • Symbol property names and values can now be placed on rows between the symbol name row and the pin rows.
  • Symbol properties are now placed so they don't overlap any symbol unit if the units have differing sizes.
  • Prepending asterisks to a pin number will insert blank pin spaces in the symbol.
  • Multiple asterisks can be used to insert multiple blank pin spaces.
  • Bundled pins now have the number of pins in the bundle appended to the pin name within brackets.
  • Added --alt-delimiter option to split pin names using a given delimiter and assign them as alternate pin names.

2.0.0 (2025-05-25)

  • Complete rewrite to support modern KiCad symbol libraries based on S-expressions.

1.4.2 (2023-07-26)

  • Prevent bundling of spacer pins.

1.4.1 (2023-01-05)

  • Swapped test on -a and -w flags so appending with overwrite doesn't erase all the existing parts.

1.4.0 (2022-11-23)

  • Pin lengths are scaled to fit the size of the pin numbers.
  • Part information is placed consistently regardless of part origin (either pin #1 or center).
  • Fixed exceptions caused by malformed input pin data.

1.3.0 (2022-10-23)

  • Multiple asterisks can be prepended to pin numbers to create more than one blank pin location.

1.2.0 (2022-08-25)

  • Added ability to process KiCad V6 symbol libraries to kilib2csv.

1.1.0 (2022-07-21)

  • No-connect pins were added to the types of pins that can be bundled.
  • Option was added to select the suffix for bundled pins: none, count ([[n]]{.title-ref}), or range ([[n:0]]{.title-ref}).
  • Option was added to center the symbol on the origin.
  • Option was added to "scrunch" pin columns closer together between top/bottom pin rows.
  • Changes made to conform to KiCad Library Conventions.

1.0.0 (2021-09-17)

  • Decided this tool has matured to the point it could be called 1.0.0.

0.1.45 (2020-11-18)

  • Added option to set thickness of schematic symbol box.
  • Added option to push pins left/up or right/down on the sides of the schematic symbol box.
  • Removed reference to Lattice Diamond tool since it's no longer supported.

0.1.44 (2020-07-21)

  • Added "other" category to stm32cube_reader.py to remain compatible with new STM32cube software.
  • KiPart will now use a <name>_reader.py file in the current directory to process part information.
  • Cleaned up tests directory.

0.1.43 (2020-05-25)

  • Fixed missing field label for description in F5.

0.1.42 (2020-04-30)

  • Updated Lattice FPGA pinout reader.

0.1.41 (2020-04-07)

  • Added option to select schematic symbol fill style.

0.1.40 (2020-02-26)

  • Handled differing line terminations between Python 2/3 when converting XLSX to CSV file.

0.1.39 (2020-02-25)

  • Fixed Python 2 str.lower() error requiring conversion of str to unicode.

0.1.38 (2020-02-24)

  • Added missing parameter to stm32cube_reader().

0.1.37 (2020-01-28)

  • Added requirement for openpyxl.

0.1.36 (2019-10-31)

  • KiPart now accepts part data stored in Excel .xlsx files.
  • Added reader for GOWIN FPGA pin tables.

0.1.35 (2019-09-19)

  • Kipart now creates individual .lib files if given multiple .csv files with no global output .lib file specified using the -o option.
  • kilib2csv now creates individual .csv files if given multiple .lib files with no global output .csv file specified using the -o option.

0.1.34 (2019-06-27)

  • All symbols now include F2 (package) and F3 (datasheet) fields.
  • Datasheet link and part description can be entered on the first line of a part description in the CSV file.

0.1.33 (2018-01-03)

  • Fixed error in field syntax for part manufacturer number.
  • No-connect pins can no longer be bundled because it is marked as an ERC error by EESCHEMA.

0.1.32 (2017-12-08)

  • Pins sorted by name or row are now pplaced top-to-bottom on left/right sides and left-to-right on top/bottom sides.

0.1.31 (2017-10-10)

  • Removed *_ in statement that caused an error in Python2.
  • Removed duplicated entries in pin-style table.
  • ~ and # are now allowed in pin-style keys.
  • Parts dictionary changed to OrderedDict so it retains the order parts were entered in. Important for passing random part generation tests.

0.1.30 (2017-10-05)

  • Specifying -a option allows new parts to be written to an existing library but prevents overwriting existing parts. Using -w in conjunction with -a allows added parts to overwrite existing parts.
  • Part name, reference prefix, footprint, and manf. part num. are now allowed on beginning row of part info in a CSV file.
  • Expanded the lists of mnemonics for pin types and styles.

0.1.29 (2017-07-31)

  • Fixed erroneous library generation when part number is omitted from first line of CSV file.
  • Changed default output library to kipart.lib if no output library is specified.
  • Changed default output CSV file of kilib2csv to kipart.csv if no output CSV file is specified.

0.1.28 (2017-07-27)

  • Added reader for Lattice FPGA devices (except iCE40). (Thanks, Adrien Descamps!)

0.1.27 (2017-05-24)

  • Fixed issue #11 (blank lines in CSV file were skipped and multiple parts ran together).

0.1.26 (2017-05-21)

  • Fixed issue #18 (crash when symbol side for pin was left blank).

0.1.25 (2017-05-03)

  • Fixed problem caused by pin side designators not being lower-case (e.g., "Left").

0.1.24 (2016-12-22)

  • Fixed Xilinx reader function to parse leading comments in their FPGA pin files.

0.1.23 (2016-12-13)

  • Added ability to create hidden pins.

0.1.22 (2016-11-29)

  • Fixed readers for Xilinx, STM32, PSoC devices.
  • Pins on multiple sides of a symbol are now distributed in a more attractive manner.

0.1.21 (2016-09-20)

  • Extra stuff on starting line of library no longer kill kilib2csv.

0.1.20 (2016-09-16)

  • Fixed bug where kilib2csv was choking on footprint lists in part definitions.

0.1.19 (2016-09-16)

  • Added utility to test kilib2csv and kipart on randomly-generated CSV part files.

0.1.18 (2016-09-14)

  • kilib2csv utility added to convert KiCad schematic symbol libraries into CSV files suitable for input to KiPart.

0.1.17 (2016-06-15)

  • Use same type of sorting for unit names as for pin names so (for example) unit 'ADC_12' comes before unit 'ADC_2'.

0.1.16 (2016-06-12)

  • Added reader for CSV-formatted pinout files exported from the STM32CubeMx tool. (Thanks, Hasan Yavuz OZDERYA!)

0.1.15 (2016-02-17)

  • Added reader for Xilinx Ultrascale FPGAs.
  • Fixed insertion of spaces between groups of pins when pin number starts with '*'.
  • Replaced call to warnings.warn with issues() function.
  • fix_pin_data() now strips leading/trailing spaces from pin information.

0.1.14 (2016-01-30)

  • Fixed incorrect y-offset of pins for symbols that only have pins along the right side.

0.1.13 (2015-09-09)

  • The number of pins in a bundle is now appended to the pin name instead of an '*'.

0.1.12 (2015-09-03)

  • Added capability to insert non-existent "gap" pins that divide groups of pins into sections.

0.1.11 (2015-09-02)

  • future module requirement added to setup.py.

0.1.10 (2015-08-26)

  • Now runs under both Python 2.7 and 3.4.

0.1.9 (2015-08-21)

  • The bundling option now only bundles pins where that operation makes sense: power input pins (e.g., VCC and GND) and no-connect pins.

0.1.8 (2015-08-17)

  • Input data from the CSV file is now scanned for errors and fixed before it can cause problems in the library file.

0.1.7 (2015-08-14)

  • Added reader functions for Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6.
  • Broke-out reader functions into separate modules.
  • TXT and CSV files are now acceptable as part data files, but the reader has to be built to handle it.

0.1.6 (2015-08-13)

  • Fuzzy string matching is now used for the column headers.
  • Choice-type options are now case-insensitive.

0.1.5 (2015-07-29)

  • Multiple parts can now be described in a single CSV file.
  • Added function and option for reading Cypress PSoC5LP CSV files.
  • Simplified key generators for sorting pins by name or number.
  • Improved ordering of pins by name.

0.1.4 (2015-07-27)

  • Added option for approximate (fuzzy) matching for pin types, styles and orientations (sides).

0.1.3 (2015-07-26)

  • Multiple pins with the same name are now hidden by reducing their pin number size to zero (rather than enabling the hidden flag which can cause problems with power-in pins).

0.1.2 (2015-07-24)

  • Symbols can now have pins on any combination of left, right, top and bottom sides.
  • Added option to append parts to an existing library.
  • Refactored kipart routine into subroutines.
  • Added documentation.

0.1.1 (2015-07-21)

  • Fixed calculation of pin name widths.
  • Made CSV row order the default for arranging pins on the schematic symbol.
  • Fixed sorting key routine for numeric pin numbers.
  • Spaces are now stripped between fields in a CSV file.

0.1.0 (2015-07-20)

  • First release on PyPI.