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Added safeguard against failure in __del__.
| author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> |
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| date | Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:39:58 +0000 |
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1 Changes since 1.3beta3 |
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| 3190 | 3 - MkPluginAliases.py now works in a virgin distribution environment. It is |
| 4 also distributed as an applet. | |
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5 - hexbin from binhex.py has been fixed |
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6 - various bits and pieces in readme files clarified |
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7 - mkapplet bug wrt owner resource (and, hence, trouble starting applets) fixed. |
| 3190 | 8 - Compiled with CodeWarrior 7. |
| 9 - AE client modules generated with gensuitemodule.py now use keyword args. | |
| 3214 | 10 - img modules updated to latest version (including pbm and sgi support). |
| 11 - Everything compiled with all optimization options available. Let me know | |
| 12 if you suspect errors that are due to this. | |
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| 3050 | 14 Changes since Python 1.2 for the mac |
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| 16 - PPC python now uses a shared library organization. This allows the | |
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17 creation of dynamically loadable extension modules (contact me) and |
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18 creation of python applets (see mkapplet.py). A number of previously |
| 3050 | 19 builtin modules are now dynamically loaded. Dynamically loaded |
| 20 modules are distributed in the PlugIns folder. | |
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21 - Python modules can live in 'PYC ' resources (with a name equal to the |
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22 module name, so many modules can live in a single file). If you put a |
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23 file (in stead of a folder) in sys.path its resources will be searched. |
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24 See the PackLibDir script for creating such a file. |
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25 - new binhex module (partially working, hexbin has problems) |
| 3050 | 26 - Python now has a Preferences file, editable with |
| 27 EditPythonPrefs. Remembered are the python 'home folder' and the | |
| 28 initial value for sys.path. If no preferences file is found a simple | |
| 29 one is created. | |
| 30 NOTE: this only works correctly if you start python the first time | |
| 31 from the correct folder. | |
| 32 - new img modules, to read/write/convert images in various formats | |
| 33 - new MacOS toolbox modules: AE, Ctl, Dlg, Event, List, Qd, Res, Snd | |
| 34 and Win. These provide access to various of the MacOS toolbox | |
| 35 interfaces. No documentation yet, but the __doc__ strings provide at | |
| 36 least the calling sequence (and Inside Mac will give you the | |
| 37 semantics). Minimal demos are provided for most toolbox interfaces, | |
| 38 and the 'scripts' directory has some more examples. | |
| 39 - AppleEvent client interfaces can be generated from aete/aeut | |
| 40 resources. No support for objects yet, nor for server interfaces. | |
| 41 - Lib:mac:FrameWork.py has an application framework (under | |
| 42 construction). | |
| 43 - (PPC Only) support for building Python applets: tiny standalone | |
| 44 python applications. | |
| 45 - fp = open(filename, '*r') opens resource-fork of a file for reading | |
| 46 (and similar for writing). | |
| 47 - option-dragging a file to the interpreter (or immedeately pressing | |
| 48 <option> after launching python) will bring up an Options dialog | |
| 49 allowing you to set options like import-tracing, etc. | |
| 50 - MacOS module method added: GetErrorString(OSErr) -> error string | |
| 51 - There is now a numbering convention for resource-ID's: | |
| 52 128-255 Resources used by the interpreter itself | |
| 53 256-511 Resources used by standard modules | |
| 54 512- Resources for applications | |
| 55 - macfs module changes: | |
| 56 - StandardGetFile without type arguments now shows all files | |
| 57 - PromptGetFile(prompt, ...) is like StandardGetFile but with a | |
| 58 prompt | |
| 59 - GetDirectory (let user select a folder) added | |
| 60 - GetFInfo and SetFInfo methods of FSSpec objects get/set finder | |
| 61 info. FInfo objects have attributes Creator, Type, etc. | |
| 62 - FindFolder (locate trash/preferences/etc) added | |
| 63 - mactcp/macdnr changes: bug fix wrt idle-loop. | |
| 64 - EditPythonPrefs script: change initial sys.path and python home | |
| 65 folder | |
| 66 - (PPC only) MkPluginAliases: Setup aliases for dynamically loadable | |
| 67 modules that live in a single shared library | |
| 68 - PackLibDir: Convert Lib directory to a single resource file | |
| 69 containing all .pyc code | |
| 70 - fixfiletypes: Set file types based on file extension over a whole | |
| 71 tree. | |
| 72 - RunLibScript: Run any script as main program, optionally redirecting | |
| 73 stdin/stdout, supplying arguments, etc. | |
| 74 - binhextree: Binhex all files in a tree, depending on the extension. | |
| 75 - (PPC only) mkapplet: Create a python applet from a sourcefile and | |
| 76 (optional) resourcefile. | |
| 3190 | 77 |
| 78 Known problems | |
| 79 -------------- | |
| 80 | |
| 81 - 68K python reacts rather violently to out-of-memory situations. In | |
| 82 stead of raising MemoryError it will crash, possibly bringing down the | |
| 83 whole system. This is being investigated. | |
| 84 - The installation procedure is baroque. Ideas for improvement are welcome. | |
| 85 - The full documentation should be ported to AppleGuide. This should be | |
| 86 a fairly simple automatic translation but I am not well-versed enough in | |
| 87 AppleGuide to do it. Any takers? | |
| 3214 | 88 - stdwin still has trouble with getting the clipboard (for cut/copy). Any |
| 89 hints for fixing this will be looked into (but I am not going to spend | |
| 90 ages on this, especially without anyone asking me to). | |
| 91 - Be careful when copy/pasting in the stdin/stdout window. If you type | |
| 92 something when you have the insertion point is not at end-of-window you | |
| 93 may experience a system hang. (thanks, Just!) | |
| 3050 | 94 |
| 3190 | 95 |
| 96 What will change shortly | |
| 97 ------------------------ | |
| 98 | |
| 99 I am planning to do an intermediate release shortly (1.3.1??), mainly | |
| 100 because Guido was so fast with 1.3 that I didn't have time to do some | |
| 101 things I wanted. Expect the following changes shortly (note that some are | |
| 102 incompatible): | |
| 103 - CFM68K support,bringing applets and dynamic loading to the 68K macs. | |
| 104 - Bgen-generated toolbox interfaces will go to a different place, | |
| 105 probably :Lib:mac:toolbox | |
| 106 - Resource objects now often perform the role of a Handle object. This | |
| 107 will change with the introduction of a Handle object and some sort of | |
| 108 simulated inheritance. | |
| 109 - AE suites generated with gensuitemodule will be restructured, whereby it | |
| 110 will be easier to override/extend standard suites. Also, server suites | |
| 111 will also be generated, and hopefully objects will be supported. | |
| 112 - Event handling is currently rather messy, with python, SIOUX, stdwin and | |
| 113 the python application all fighting over the events. This will somehow | |
| 114 be changed. | |
| 115 | |
| 116 | |
| 117 Jack Jansen, jack@cwi.nl | |
| 118 10-Oct-95 |