feat: removed deprecated code. Made it python 3.10 compatible

Author: sajidurrahman

.gitignore

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 # virtualenv
 venv/
 ENV/
+.venv/
 
 # Spyder project settings
 .spyderproject
+
+.idea/

MANIFEST.in

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+# python-clamd-fork
+
+A Python client for ClamAV daemon (clamd).
+
+## About
+
+This is a fork of the original [python-clamd](https://github.com/graingert/python-clamd) library.
+
+### Why this fork?
+
+- **Modernization** — Updated to use modern Python packaging and practices
+- **Cleanup** — Removed deprecated code and legacy Python 2 compatibility layers
+- **Maintenance** — Cleaned up outdated dependencies and build tooling
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Python 3.10+
+- ClamAV daemon running
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install python-clamd-fork
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+import clamd
+
+# Connect via Unix socket
+cd = clamd.ClamdUnixSocket()
+
+# Or connect via network
+cd = clamd.ClamdNetworkSocket(host='127.0.0.1', port=3310)
+
+# Ping the daemon
+cd.ping()
+
+# Scan a file
+cd.scan('/path/to/file')
+
+# Get version info
+cd.version()
+```
+
+## License
+
+LGPL - See the original [python-clamd](https://github.com/graingert/python-clamd) for details.
+