- FEATURE: New backend, sqlite, which is the default. Should massively reduce memory consumption in most cases, as entire databases don't need to be loaded.
- FEATURE: Backend now return activity and exchange proxies instead of raw data, making for easier manipulation and construction.
Note: Both packages `bw2search` and `bw2simple` are obsolete - their functionality is now included in `bw2data` by default.
Data cannot be directly migrated from bw2data < 2; instead, databases should be exported as BW2Package files and then re-imported.