IDAPython for IDA 7.00: backward-compatibility with 6.95 APIs

Availability of the backward-compatibility code

Backward-compatibility is provided by python.cfg's AUTOIMPORT_COMPAT_IDA695 directive. This directive is currently turned on by default, but in the future it will:
1. be turned off by default
2. eventually disappear, and all the corresponding code will be removed
Consequently IDAPython script/plugin writers should try and port their code, with the help of the porting guide XXX FIXME URL? XXX.
Once you have done the porting, please check that your code works with AUTOIMPORT_COMPAT_IDA695 set to NO.
If anything proves too hard or confusing, please let us know about it on support@hexrays.com, and we will help you, either by fixing IDAPython if needed, or by improving the documentation.

We did what was reasonably feasible, to provide an IDAPython API that's as backward-compatible as possible with the IDA 6.95 API
However, we considered it unreasonable for some parts of the API to be ported. Most notably:
- the "processor module" API: existing processor modules will have to be ported to the new API. Please see the SDK's module/script/proctemplate.py (or any other *.py file in that directory) for examples how to use the new API.
- processor module-related notifications: some of those have either been renamed, or have possibly changed signature
Most (all?) of the renamed functions, properties, etc... should be covered, in all modules: idaapi, idc, ... If something doesn't work/isn't there anymore, it's likely an omission from our side.
Please let us know about any missing bits & pieces, that you believe should be there and that we might have forgotten!