RELEASE: 1.2.0 (#404)

gargsaumya · web-flow · commit 95e083639014 · 2026-01-16T19:28:05.000+05:30
### Work Item / Issue Reference   > [AB#41674](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/c6d89619-62de-46a0-8b46-70b92a84d85e/_workitems/edit/41674)  > GitHub Issue: #<ISSUE_NUMBER> ------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Summary  This pull request updates the package to version 1.2.0 and introduces several new features and bug fixes. The most notable changes include new properties for connection management, enhanced parameter handling, and important bug fixes for data retrieval and file handling. Version bump: * Updated the package version from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0 in `setup.py`, `mssql_python/__init__.py`, and the documentation. [[1]](diffhunk://#diff-60f61ab7a8d1910d86d9fda2261620314edcae5894d5aaa236b821c7256badd7L99-R99) [[2]](diffhunk://#diff-d95f3a67986de29f30453416b1b4c34e6a43207e9a33e2b1b80ef0c378b0a538L18-R18) [[3]](diffhunk://#diff-5236254592b2fea0773f17424b16acf82e3aa351ad8bae33871de5c98eb76eedL38-R52) Feature enhancements: * Added the `Connection.closed` property for improved connection state management. * Enabled support for passing parameters as dictionaries, allowing more flexible query parameterization. * Introduced Copilot prompts for AI-assisted development. Bug fixes: * Fixed `fetchmany(n)` to correctly respect batch size when working with LOB columns. * Resolved path resolution issues for files with non-ASCII characters on Windows.
diff --git a/PyPI_Description.md b/PyPI_Description.md
@@ -35,29 +35,27 @@ PyBind11 provides:
 - Memory-safe bindings
 - Clean and Pythonic API, while performance-critical logic remains in robust, maintainable C++.
  
-## What's new in v1.1.0
- 
+## What's new in v1.2.0
+
 ### Enhancements
- 
-- **Thread-Safe Encoding/Decoding** - Mutex-based lock protection prevents race conditions in multi-threaded applications with concurrent connections. Strict validation for SQL_WCHAR types and security measures against encoding-based attacks ensure data integrity and application security.
 
-### Critical Bug Fixes
+- **Connection.closed Property** - Added `Connection.closed` property to check if a connection is closed, improving connection state management.
 
-- **Linux Stability** - Fixed critical double-free issue causing segmentation faults during Python garbage collection, significantly improving stability on Linux platforms.
+- **Parameter as Dictionary** - Added support for passing parameters as dictionaries, providing more flexible query parameterization.
 
-- **Connection Pooling Isolation Level** - Transaction isolation level now explicitly resets to READ COMMITTED when pooled connections are reused, preventing unexpected transaction behavior and isolation level conflicts.
+- **Copilot Prompts** - Introduced Copilot prompts for AI-assisted development, enhancing developer productivity.
 
-- **Connection String Escaping** - Fixed parser and builder to correctly handle ODBC curly brace escaping rules, enabling proper handling of special characters in passwords and connection values.
+### Bug Fixes
 
-- **UTF-16 String Decoding** - Enhanced `connection.getinfo()` to properly decode UTF-16LE strings from SQL Server, eliminating data corruption when retrieving metadata with non-ASCII characters.
+- **FetchMany with LOB Columns** - Fixed `fetchmany(n)` ignoring batch size when working with LOB (Large Object) columns.
 
-- **NULL Parameter Arrays** - Added support for arrays containing only NULL values in `executemany()`, improving batch operation reliability.
+- **Non-ASCII Path Resolution** - Fixed path resolution for files with non-ASCII characters on Windows.
 
-- **Query Timeout Consistency** - Refactored timeout handling to set query timeout during cursor initialization, reducing overhead and ensuring consistent timeout application.
+### CI/Infrastructure
 
-- **IntegrityError Detection** - Fixed error handling in `fetchall()` for INSERT statements with OUTPUT clause and multiple VALUES entries.
+- **SQL Server 2025 Test Support** - Added support for testing against SQL Server 2025 across Windows, macOS, and Linux CI pipelines, ensuring driver compatibility with the upcoming SQL Server release.
 
-- **Sensitive Parameter Filtering** - Corrected authentication parameter filtering to properly exclude Trusted_Connection while preserving encryption settings.
+- **Forked PR Coverage Workflow** - Implemented coverage comment workflow for pull requests from forked repositories, improving the contribution experience for external contributors.
  
 For more information, please visit the project link on Github: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python
  
diff --git a/mssql_python/__init__.py b/mssql_python/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from .helpers import Settings, get_settings, _settings, _settings_lock
 
 # Driver version
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
 
 # Exceptions
 # https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/#exceptions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):
 
 setup(
     name="mssql-python",
-    version="1.1.0",
+    version="1.2.0",
     description="A Python library for interacting with Microsoft SQL Server",
     long_description=open("PyPI_Description.md", encoding="utf-8").read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
