switch to lightstreamer-client-lib 1.0.0

Author: acarioni

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 # Lightstreamer - Basic Stock-List Demo - Python Client
 
-This project contains a simple Python script that shows a minimal client-side implementation of the [Lightstreamer Server Text mode Protocol](http://www.lightstreamer.com/docs/client_generic_base/Network%20Protocol%20Tutorial.pdf).
+This project contains an example of a Python application that employs the **Lightstreamer Python Client library**.
 
 ![screenshot](screen_python_large.png)
 
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 * Unsubscription from items
 * Final disconnection 
 
-It is important to highlight that the example is not meant to be a complete and robust Lightstreamer Client Python library, but it could be used as a starting point to build more complex interactions with the Lightstreamer server to manage all the possible scenarios included in the protocol.
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 ## Install
 
 If you want to install a version of this demo pointing to your local Lightstreamer Server, follow these steps:
 
 * Note that, as prerequisite, the [Lightstreamer - Stock- List Demo - Java Adapter](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-Stocklist-adapter-java) has to be deployed on your local Lightstreamer Server instance. Please check out that project and follow the installation instructions provided with it.
 * Launch Lightstreamer Server.
-* Go to [http://python.org/download/](http://python.org/download/) and download the appropriate **Python** (tested since version 2.6.3) for your OS and follow the instructions to install it on your system. Note that the demo currently **can not** be launched from IDLE.
+* Go to [http://python.org/download/](http://python.org/download/) and download the appropriate **Python** (tested since version 3.9) for your OS and follow the instructions to install it on your system. Note that the demo currently **can not** be launched from IDLE.
+* Install the latest version of the _Lightstreamer Python Client library_ from [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/lightstreamer-client-lib/): `python -m pip install lightstreamer-client-lib`
 
 You can now run the Python script simply executing the following commands on different OS:
 
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 The example is configured to connect to http://push.lightstreamer.com:80, but you can easily change these settings modifying the following line:
 
-```lightstreamer_client = LSClient("http://push.lightstreamer.com:80", "DEMO")```
+```lightstreamer_client = LightstreamerClient("http://push.lightstreamer.com:80", "DEMO")```
 
 to connect to the correct combination of host and port of your Lightstreamer server.
 
-## See Also
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-* [A Python Client Example for Lightstreamer](http://blog.lightstreamer.com/2015/01/a-python-client-example-for_14.html)
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 ### Lightstreamer Adapters Needed by this Demo Client
 
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 ### Related Projects
 
+* [Demos](https://demos.lightstreamer.com)
 * [Lightstreamer - Stock-List Demos - HTML Clients](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-Stocklist-client-javascript)
 * [Lightstreamer - Basic Stock-List Demo - jQuery (jqGrid) Client](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-jquery)
 * [Lightstreamer - Stock-List Demo - Dojo Toolkit Client](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-dojo)
 * [Lightstreamer - Basic Stock-List Demo - Java SE (Swing) Client](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-java)
 * [Lightstreamer - Basic Stock-List Demo - .NET Client](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-dotnet)
-* [Lightstreamer - Stock-List Demos - Flex Clients](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-flex)
 
 ## Lightstreamer Compatibility Notes
 
-* Compatible with Lightstreamer Server since version 6.0. Obsolete since Server version 6.1, which introduces the new TLCP protocol.
-* Ensure that Generic Client API is supported by Lightstreamer Server license configuration.
-* For a version of this example compatible with Lightstreamer server version 5.1.2, please refer to [this tag](https://github.com/Lightstreamer/Lightstreamer-example-StockList-client-python/tree/v1.0).
+* Compatible with Lightstreamer Server since version 7.2.