# What’s new in PyTables 1.3.2

Author

  Francesc Altet

Contact

  faltet@carabos.com

Author

  Ivan Vilata i Balaguer

Contact

  ivilata@carabos.com

This document details the modifications to PyTables since version 1.2. Its main purpose is help you ensure that your programs will be runnable when you switch from PyTables 1.2 to PyTables 1.3.2.

## API additions

- The `Table.Cols` accessor has received a new `__setitem__()` method that allows doing things like:

      table.cols[4] = record
      table.cols.x[4:1000:2] = array   # homogeneous column
      table.cols.Info[4:1000:2] = recarray   # nested column

## Backward-incompatible changes

- None

## Deprecated features

- None

## API refinements

- `Table.itersequence()` has changed the default value for the `sort` parameter. It is now false by default, as it is not clear if this actually accelerates the iterator, so it is better to let the user do the proper checks (if interested).

## Bug fixes (affecting API)

- None

> Enjoy data!

> —The PyTables Team