What's Changed

• Prevent UnboundLocalError on MySQLResult initialization during SystemExit by @palm002 in #1174
• remove mention of runtests.py by @cfbolz in #1182
• make sure to also close connection._rfile in Connection._force_close by @cfbolz in #1184
• Added MariaDB in readme description (#1180) by @theneuralcraftsman in #1186
• chore(deps): update dependency sphinx-rtd-theme to v3 by @renovate[bot] in #1189
• chore(deps): update dependency sphinx to v8 by @renovate[bot] in #1179
• Add support for Python 3.13 by @Cycloctane in #1190
• Resolve UTF8 charset case-insensitively by @ek247 in #1195
• update ci versions by @methane in #1196
• use KILL instead of COM_KILL for MySQL 8.4 support by @methane in #1197
• disable VERIFY_X509_STRICT for Python 3.13 support by @methane in #1198
• chore(deps): update codecov/codecov-action action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #1191
• add MariaDB to README.md by @robertsilen in #1181
• refactor: use defer_connect instead of mock by @methane in #1199
• ci: use astral-sh/ruff-action by @methane in #1201
• fix auth_switch_request handling by @methane in #1200
• ci: update test matrix by @methane in #1215
• ci: do not drop MySQL 5.7 test for now by @methane in #1216
• update README by @methane in #1217
• prepare v1.1.2 by @methane in #1218

New Contributors

• @palm002 made their first contribution in #1174
• @cfbolz made their first contribution in #1182
• @theneuralcraftsman made their first contribution in #1186
• @Cycloctane made their first contribution in #1190
• @ek247 made their first contribution in #1195
• @robertsilen made their first contribution in #1181

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.1.2