SoCo 0.17 release notes
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**SoCo 0.17** adds a single new feature and updates SoCo to work on
top of the API changes that Sonos introduced with the 10.1 software
update.

`SoCo (Sonos Controller) <http://python-soco.com/>`_ is a simple Python class
that allows you to programmatically control Sonos speakers.


New Features and Improvements
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* Add the ``is_soundbar`` property to the SoCo class to indicate
  whether or not the current instance represents a Play:Bar, a
  Play:Base, or a Beam and, when appropriate, enable features like
  Night and Dialog mode. (Pull request `#637
  <https://github.com/SoCo/SoCo/pull/637>`_). (Fixes `#633
  <https://github.com/SoCo/SoCo/issues/633>`_).


Bugfixes
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* Fix discovery which was broken as a consequence of API changes in
  Sonos software version 10.1. (Commit `f532cad
  <https://github.com/SoCo/SoCo/commit/f532cadb41179d3e030a6fc21bc32f7773070169>`_)
* Fix parsing of favorites which was broken as a consequence of API
  changes in Sonos software version 10.1. (Commit `58efcb6
  <https://github.com/SoCo/SoCo/commit/58efcb691128583922477825c5801bc83d7fe95f>`_)