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+CHANGES
+=======
+
+9.0.0
+-----
+
+Supports Python 3.13. Python 3.8 support dropped.
+
+Track API changes in Mathics3 Scanner 9.0.0
+
+Make CLI options more like wolframscript. This is an incompatible change. Single-dash long options like ``-help``, ``-file``
+are now accepted. Short option ``-f`` is associated with ``-file`` rather than ``--fullform``; ``-F`` is is now used for Fullform.
+Option ``--read`` with alias ``-r`` is now ``-code`` and short option `-c`.
+
+
+Bugs
+++++
+
+Fixed #82
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+
 8.0.0
 -----
 
 Jan 26, 2025
 
-This release tracks the API changes in the Mathics Kernel, and to support enhanged debugging
+This release tracks the API changes in the Mathics3 Kernel, and to support enhanged debugging
 
-* `--edit-mode [emacs|vi]` or was added to `mathicsscript` to specify which initial edit mode for prompt-toolkit to start in
-* `--post-mortem` was added `mathicsscript` to go into a trepan3k debugger on error
+* ``--edit-mode [emacs|vi]`` or was added to ``mathicsscript`` to specify which initial edit mode for prompt-toolkit to start in
+* ``--post-mortem`` was added ``mathicsscript`` to go into a trepan3k debugger on error
 * Add aliases for all of the 100 or so "no-meaning" operators
 * Allow 2D rendering from asymptote
 * Add/update material in README's and screencast
@@ -52,7 +73,7 @@ Aug 10, 2025
 * Packaging: include matplotlib in full install
 * Customize Asymptote configuration and add a psviewer that removes eps trash
 * Bump minimum Mathics core version to 4.0.0
-* Bug fix: Check if `self` has `session` attribute in `asy.__del__`
+* Bug fix: Check if ``self`` has ``session`` attribute in ``asy.__del__``
 
 3.3.1
 -----
@@ -64,7 +85,7 @@ Aug 10, 2025
 -----
 
 * 3D Graphics is now handled if Asymptote is installed.
-* ``Settings`$UseMatplotlib`` and ``Settings`$UseAsymptote`` were added. The can disable the use of matplotlib and Asymptote when those are available.
+* ```Settings`$UseMatplotlib``` and ```Settings`$UseAsymptote``` were added. The can disable the use of matplotlib and Asymptote when those are available.
 
 3.2.1
 -----
@@ -76,16 +97,16 @@ Fix packaging issues and be more tolerant matplotlib errors.
 
 * Many 2D plots and graphs can now be viewed via a matplotlib shell! PR #40.
 * In prompt-toolkit:
-   - Better word-boundary detection for `NamedCharacters`, `Symbols`
+   - Better word-boundary detection for ``NamedCharacters``, ``Symbols``
    - Include grouping start symbols "(", "{", "[" in detection
 
 3.1.0
 -----
 
 Word completion detection was improved slightly. Previously, a grouping opener like "[", "(", or "{" would prevent word completion.
 
-ASCII to unicode conversion was disabled since it was flaky and turned `===` into
-garbage upon seeing `==`. Issue #38
+ASCII to unicode conversion was disabled since it was flaky and turned ``===`` into
+garbage upon seeing ``==`. Issue #38
 
 In prompt-readline by default, inserting a "[", "(", or "{" will automatically insert the corresponding closing "]", ")", and "}".
 Use f3 to toggle this behavior.
@@ -102,7 +123,7 @@ We've separated prompt_readline functions into its own module separate from the
 The primary readline interface has been redone using the excellent [prompt-toolkit](https://pypi.org/project/prompt-toolkit/).
 This is pure Python code so it should be available everywhere.
 We still include GNU-Readline for those situations where prompt-toolkit doesn't work. Select the readline style now with the
-`--choice` option which can be one of `GNU`, `Prompt`, or `None`.
+`--choice`` option which can be one of ``GNU``, ``Prompt``, or ``None``.
 
 Prompt toolkit allows us to color input as it is getting typed. It also has nicer completion facilities, and sports a bottom modeline status bar.
 
@@ -116,14 +137,14 @@ Independent of prompt-toolkit, there better pygments colorization using [mathics
 
 * There are now system setting and user settings. User settings take precedence over system settings.
 * String output is now shown in quotes to make it more distinguishable from symbol and unexpanded
-  expressssion output. This does not follow how `wolframscript` works. Option `strict-wl-output` will disable this.
+  expressssion output. This does not follow how ``wolframscript`` works. Option ``strict-wl-output`` will disable this.
 * Syntax and Highlighting is now done via the Python
   [mathics-pygments](https://pypi.org/project/mathics-pygments/)
   package.  I think you'll find colorization more complete and
   useful. Expect more improvements as mathics-pygments improves.
-* Flag `--initfile` is now `--run` to have better conformance with `wolframscript`. In the future we hope
-  to support support conformance with `wolfram` if the` mathicsscript` (or code underneath) is called
-  using the name `mathics3`.
+* Flag ``--initfile`` is now ``--run`` to have better conformance with ``wolframscript``. In the future we hope
+  to support support conformance with ``wolfram`` if the`` mathicsscript`` (or code underneath) is called
+  using the name ``mathics3``.
 
 2.1.2
 -----
@@ -143,15 +164,15 @@ the GNU Readline inputrc files from getting created properly.
 2.1.0
 -----
 
-* Allow command-line flag `-c` as an alias for `--execute` (along with `-e` to be compatible with wolframscript
+* Allow command-line flag ``-c`` as an alias for ``--execute`` (along with ``-e`` to be compatible with wolframscript
 * Better compliance on Windows which are GNU readline-starved
 * Better unicode detection
 * Accept newer mathics-scanner and Mathics3 versions
 
 2.0.1
 -----
 
-* Fix `mathicsscript -f FILE` argument. See PR #26
+* Fix ``mathicsscript -f FILE`` argument. See PR #26
 
 2.0.0
 -----
@@ -163,55 +184,55 @@ the GNU Readline inputrc files from getting created properly.
 1.1.2
 -----
 
-* Fix ``Settings`$ShowFullForm`` now that we use Mathics supports Booleans better
+* Fix ```Settings`$ShowFullForm``` now that we use Mathics supports Booleans better
 * Show mathicsscript version on startup
-* Add ``Settings`MathicsScriptVersion``
+* Add ```Settings`MathicsScriptVersion``
 * Add all of the WL escape sequences
 * Add conversions from WL Unicode to standard Unicode
-* Shell escapes `!` and `!!` added
+* Shell escapes ``!`` and ``!!`` added
 
 Incompatible changes:
 
-* `-e` `--execute` is better suited for embedded use. It adds `--quiet` and shows just evaluation output as text
+* ``-e`` ``--execute`` is better suited for embedded use. It adds ``--quiet`` and shows just evaluation output as text
 
 1.1.1
 -----
 
 * We require Mathics3 1.1.1 for features added in that to support unicode and user-formatting
-* Start to support Unicode as a CLI option: `--unicode/--no-unicode`. The setting name is ``Settings`$UseUnicode``.
+* Start to support Unicode as a CLI option: ``--unicode/--no-unicode``. The setting name is ```Settings`$UseUnicode``.
 * Add a lot of Unicode symbols and the WL esc sequences. For example letters with dots under them. These are the "Formal" parameters/letters.
 * Handle Unicode versus WL character code mismatches, , in particular Unicode directed and undirected edges.
-* Support for ``PyMathics`Graph`` (to be released on PyPI soon).
+* Support for ```PyMathics`Graph``` (to be released on PyPI soon).
 * Some XDG compatibility
-* Toleratte MS/Windows pyreadline which doesn't handle `remove_history_item`
+* Toleratte MS/Windows pyreadline which doesn't handle ``remove_history_item``
 * Show pygments styles when an invalid one is given
 * Use "inkpot" for dark backgrounds and "colorful" for  light backgrounds.
-* Add ``Settings`PygementsStylesAvailable``
-* Add settings.m to holds `mathicsscript`-specific definitions `Settings` and their default values. Settings include
-  - ``Settings`$ShowFullFormInput``
-  - ``Settings`$PygmentsStyle``
-  - ``Settings`$PygmentsShowTokens``
-  - ``Settings`$UseUnicode`` (also mentioned above)
+* Add ```Settings`PygementsStylesAvailable``
+* Add settings.m to holds ``mathicsscript`a`-specific definitions ``Settings`` and their default values. Settings include
+  - ```Settings`$ShowFullFormInput``
+  - ```Settings`$PygmentsStyle``
+  - ```Settings`$PygmentsShowTokens``
+  - ```Settings`$UseUnicode``` (also mentioned above)
 
-A lot of code for handling graph formating is here but will eventually be moved to a backend formattting module which hasn't been written yet.
+A lot of code for handling graph formatting is here but will eventually be moved to a backend formatting module which hasn't been written yet.
 
 
 1.1.0
 -----
 
-Now that Mathic3 1.1.0 is released depend on that.
+Now that Mathics3 1.1.0 is released depend on that.
 
 Some internal preparation work was done to support changing settings inside the REPL.
 Not ready for release yet.
 
 1.1.0 rc1
 ---------
 
-Split off from plain `mathics` script.
+Split off from plain ``mathics`` script.
 
 * GNU Readline terminal interaction. This includes
    - saving command history between sessions.
-   - variable completion, even for symbol names like `\\[Sigma]`
-   - limited ESC keyboard input; for example *esc* ``p`` *esc* is π
-* Syntax highlighting using `pygments`.
+   - variable completion, even for symbol names like ``\\[Sigma]``
+   - limited ESC keyboard input; for example *esc* ```p``` *esc* is π
+* Syntax highlighting using ``pygments``.
 * Automatic detection of light or dark terminal background color.

MANIFEST.in

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 include README.rst
-include NEWS.md
+include CHANGES.rst
 include ChangeLog
 include COPYING.txt
 include Makefile

mathicsscript/version.py

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 # well as importing into Python. That's why there is no
 # space around "=" below.
 # fmt: off
-__version__="8.0.1.dev0"  # noqa
+__version__="9.0.0.dev0"  # noqa