Broadened version support for the pyelftools dependency // Resolve #4834

HISTORY.rst

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 6.1.14 (2024-??-??)
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+* Broadened version support for the pyelftools dependency, enabling compatibility with lower versions and facilitating integration with a wider range of third-party tools  (`issue #4834 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4834>`_)
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 6.1.13 (2024-01-12)
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platformio/pipdeps.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_pip_dependencies():
         "click >=8.0.4, <9",
         "colorama",
         "marshmallow == 3.*",
-        "pyelftools == 0.30",
+        "pyelftools >=0.27, <1",
         "pyserial == 3.5.*",  # keep in sync "device/monitor/terminal.py"
         "requests%s == 2.*" % ("[socks]" if is_proxy_set(socks=True) else ""),
         "semantic_version == 2.10.*",