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+PISI Alpha 9 release 13 November 2005:
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+ * new package: pisi.pxml
+   * first release of autoxml, a metaclass for high-level xml processing
+   * uses 4suite.org for fast xml processing
+   * supports multiple parsers: minidom, 4suite and in the future: piksemel
+   * all xml structures in pisi package use the new autoxml framework
+ * improvements in the ui interface
+ * significant updates for Turkish translations
+ * several bugfixes since alpha8