Release notes for 4.5.1

Author: aaltat

docs/PythonLibCore-4.5.1.md

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+# Python Library Core 4.5.1
+
+
+[Python Library Core](https://github.com/robotframework/PythonLibCore)
+is a generic component making it easier to create bigger
+[Robot Framework](http://robotframework.org) test libraries. Python Library Core
+4.5.1 is a new hotfix release with fixes bug in opening localization files.
+
+All issues targeted for Python Library Core v4.5.1 can be found
+from the
+[issue tracker](https://github.com/robotframework/PythonLibCore/issues?q=milestone%3Av4.5.1).
+
+If you have pip_ installed, just run
+
+::
+
+   pip install --upgrade pip install robotframework-pythonlibcore
+
+to install the latest available release or use
+
+::
+
+   pip install pip install robotframework-pythonlibcore==4.5.1
+
+to install exactly this version. Alternatively you can download the source
+distribution from PyPI_ and install it manually.
+
+Python Library Core 4.5.1 was released on Thursday May 14, 2026.
+
+
+## Most important enhancements
+
+
+### Specify UTF-8 encoding for translation file opening ([#172](https://github.com/robotframework/PythonLibCore/issues/172))
+There was bug when opening localization files with wrong encoding at Windows.
+This is now fixed. Many thanks for Yuri Verweij for providing fix to the problem.
+
+## Full list of fixes and enhancements
+
+| ID | Type | Priority | Summary |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [#172](https://github.com/robotframework/PythonLibCore/issues/172) | bug | high | Specify UTF-8 encoding for translation file opening |
+
+Altogether 1 issue. View on the [issue tracker](https://github.com/robotframework/PythonLibCore/issues?q=milestone%3Av4.5.1).