Prepare dev (#1588)

Author: janiversen

MAKE_RELEASE.rst

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Prepare/make release on dev.
 * Checkout master locally
    * git merge dev
    * git push
+   * git branch -D master
    * wait for CI to complete on all branches
 * On github "prepare release"
    * Create tag e.g. v3.4.0dev0
@@ -38,6 +39,5 @@ Prepare/make release on dev.
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 Prepare release on dev for new commits.
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-* git branch -D master
 * Make pull request "prepare dev", with the following:
    * Update pymodbus/__init__.py with version number (__version__ X.Y.Zpre)

README.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ================================
 PyModbus - A Python Modbus Stack
 ================================
-We are happy to announce that we have a new home: pymodbus-dev, which is pure 100% FOSS.
-The move from a company organization to pymodbus-dev was done to allow a 100% openness in the spirit of FOSS.
+We are constantly working the modernize pymodbus and add new features, and we look for people who want to help a bit.
+There are challenges small and large not only programming but also documentation and testing.
 
 .. image:: https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev
    :target: https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/actions/workflows/ci.yml

doc/source/examples.rst

@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ Examples
 
 The examples can be downloaded from https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/dev/examples
 
-Examples version 3.x
---------------------
+.. tip:: The examples needs to be run from within the examples directory, unless you modify them.
+    Most examples use helper.py and client_*.py or server_*.py. This is done to avoid maintaining the
+    same code in multiple files.
+
+Examples:
+---------
 
 These examples are considered essential usage examples, and are guaranteed to work,
 because they are tested automatilly with each dev branch commit using CI.

pymodbus/__init__.py

@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 from pymodbus.logging import pymodbus_apply_logging_config
 
 
-__version__ = "3.3.1"
+__version__ = "3.4.0alfa"
 __version_full__ = f"[pymodbus, version {__version__}]"