From 87524b8a0d9f4d152d9303528d5740f49a135867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dek <41297634+dek443@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 14:12:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Dshell 3 announcement --- README.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6e45522..d7014eb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # Dshell +**_A new version of Dshell for Python 3 is coming in September 2020, Dshell 3. See ‘News’ section for additional information._** -An extensible network forensic analysis framework. Enables rapid development of plugins to support the dissection of network packet captures. +An extensible network forensic analysis framework. Enables rapid development of plugins to support the dissection of network packet captures. Key features: @@ -48,8 +49,19 @@ Key features: ## Development * [Using Dshell With PyCharm](doc/UsingDshellWithPyCharm.md) -## Recent Major Updates - +## News + +* Sep 2020 - A new version of Dshell for Python 3 is coming, Dshell 3. + * This is a major framework update to Dshell. Plugins written for the previous version are not compatible with this version, and vice versa. + * Uses Python 3 + * Rewritten in Python 3 from the ground up. Python 2 language deprecated on [1 JAN 2020](https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/) + * By extension, dpkt and pypcap have been replaced with Python 3-friendly pypacker and pcapy (respectively). + * Is a Python package + * All plugins are chainable + * Plugins can use all output modules + * Improved error handling + * Enables development of external plugin packs, allowing the sharing and installation of new, externally-developed plugins without overlapping the core Dshell libraries. +* Sep 2020 - This Python 2 version of Dshell will be deprecated and tagged with its current version number after Dshell 3 is released. It will still be available via this repository. Issues and Pull requests for the previous version will be closed when the new version is released. * Feb 2019 - Removed deprecated pygeoip dependency, and replaced it with geoip2. This requires the use of new GeoIP data files, listed in the Prerequisites and Installation sections above. ## Partners