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1 Changes between 1.4b3 and 1.3.3
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2 -------------------------------
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4 Aside from all the changes Guido made to the machine-independent part
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5 of Python the following mac-specific changes have been made:
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6
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7 - The standard 68K Python is built for CFM68K. This means that PPC and
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8 68K Python are now largely compatible, both supporting dynamically
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9 loaded modules, python applets, etc.
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10 As a result of this there have been numerous subtle changes in
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11 filenames for PPC plugin modules and such, but these changes should
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12 be transparent to Python programs.
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13 The one missing module in cfm68k is Macspeech, for which no CFM68K
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14 interface library is available (yet?).
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15 - Raise MemoryError on stack overflow.
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16 - Python now always uses 8-byte doubles.
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17 - Removed mactcp, macdnr and stdwin modules from standard
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18 distribution.
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19 - New releases of Tcl/Tk (4.1p1), CWGUSI (1.7.2) and Waste (1.2f) have
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20 been incorporated.
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21 - Macfs.SetFolder method added, which sets initial folder for standard
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22 file dialogs.
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23 - New py_resource module to handle PYC resources.
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24 - List mgr objects "selFlags" and "listFlags" members now accessible.
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25 - QuickDraw got a few new symbolic constants.
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26 - Qt and Cm modules now live in a separate dynamically loadable
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27 module, so other toolbox modules work if you don't have QuickTime
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28 installed.
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29 - Old sound mgr calls {Set,Get}SoundVol removed, version number
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30 interface changed.
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31 - Added convenience routines setarrowcursor and setwatchcursor to
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32 FrameWork.
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33 - Bugfixes to time.sleep(), FrameWork, macostools,
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34 - Minor fixes/additions/updates to demos and documentation in the Demo
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35 folder.
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36 - Internal changes:
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37 - Ported to CW9
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38 - mwerks_????_config.h organization rationalized
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39 - Projects renamed to reflect architecture (ppc, cfm68k, 68k).
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40 - various defines (HAVE_CONFIG_H, USE_MAC_DYNAMIC_LOADING) no longer
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41 needed.
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42 - shared-library architecture made more conforming to metrowerks
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43 documentation. Check xx plugin projects if you have built your own
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44 dynamically loaded modules.
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45
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47 Changes between 1.3.3 and 1.3.2
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48 --------------------------------
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50 A major change since 1.3.2 is in the organization of the files: The
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51 Mac folder has mac-specific demo programs, attempts at documentation and
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52 more. Browse the HTML files in Mac:Demo for more info.
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53
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54 Also, Toolbox:bgen is not needed anymore for normal use: the relevant
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55 python modules have been moved to Mac:Lib:toolbox.
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56
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57 Other changes:
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58 - Uses final Tk 4.1 and Tcl 7.5 distributions.
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59 - Override preferences (stored in the interpreter/applet application)
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60 allow overriding of system-wide preferences. Explained in
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61 "using.html".
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62 - New functionality in FrameWork.py:
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63 - ScrolledWindow class
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64 - enable(), settext(), setitem(), setmark(), seticon(),
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65 checkmenu() and delete() methods for menu entries.
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66 - event parameter added to idle() method
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67 - windowbounds() function helps programmer with staggering windows.
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68 - Erase only visRgn on an update event.
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69 - TextEdit interface module added
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70 - Waste interface module added
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71 - Demos for waste, including skeleton for html editor
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72 - Scrap manager interface added
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73 - Ctl.FindControl() could return reference to deleted object. Fixed.
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74 - GrafPorts have an _id attribute (address of grafport) allowing them
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75 to be compared (since a new python object is created each time).
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76 - Standard File folder no longer changed on chdir() (this was
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77 introduced in 1.3.2).
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78 - sys.argv can now be set if you option-drag or option-click a python
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79 source.
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80 - Various dialogs now have sensible defaults.
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81 - binhextree is now a bit more intelligent about when to binhex.
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82 - gensuitemodule fixed to hand '****' type arguments.
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83
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84 Changes between 1.3.2 and 1.3.1
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85 -------------------------------
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86
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87 The main reason for the 1.3.2 distribution is the availability of Tk
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88 for the mac. The Tk port and its integration in Python is definitely
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89 not bug-free, hence this distribution should be treated as beta
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90 software at best.
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91
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92 Another major change in this release is that the Python I/O system is
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93 now based on the GUSI library. This is an I/O library that attempts to
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94 mimic a Posix I/O system. Hence, modules like socket and select are
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95 now available in MacPython. If you build dynamically loaded modules
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96 and you use any unix-like feature such as stat() calls you should
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97 compile using the GUSI include files.
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98
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99 A third major change is that the MacOS creator code has been changed
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100 from 'PYTH' to 'Pyth', due to a conflict. This means that you will
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101 have to change the creator of all your old python programs. The
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102 distribution contains a script "FixCreator.py" that does this
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103 recursively for a whole folder.
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104
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105 Here are all the changes since 1.3.1, in no particular order:
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106 - complex number support added
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107 - cmath module added
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108 - startup options ("option-drag" dialog) can be retrieved from the
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109 preferences file. EditPythonPrefs hasn't been updated yet, though.
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110 - Creator changed from PYTH to Pyth
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111 - {mac,os}.unlink is now also called {mac,os}.remove
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112 - {mac,os}.mkdir second arg optional
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113 - dup and fdopen calls added
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114 - select module added
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115 - socket module added
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116 - open(file, '*r') for opening resource forks has been removed. It is
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117 replaced by MacOS.openrf(file, 'r'), which returns a simple
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118 file-like object to read (or write) resource forks.
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119 - Added AppleEvent URL suite
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120 - Added AppleEvent netscape suite
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121 - QuickDraw globals are now all accessible, as Qd.qd.xxxx
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124 Mac-specific changes between 1.3 and 1.3.1
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125 --------------------------------------
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127 Aside from the changes mentioned here there have also been some
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128 changes in the core python, but these are not documented here.
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129 However, these changes are mainly bugfixes, so there shouldn't be any
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130 incompatabilities.
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131
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132 - imgsgi and imgpbm modules added
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133 - Various hooks installed to allow integration with MacTk (currently
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134 disabled)
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135 - Added support for MacOS Fixed type in toolbox arguments (represented
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136 as floats in python)
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137 - Added option to keep output window open on normal termination
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138 - Decreased minimum heapsize to run interpreter
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139 - Added progress-bar to EasyDialogs
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140 - Fixed socket.getportname()
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141 - Renamed MACTCP.py to MACTCPconst.py
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142
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143 - Many fixes to FrameWork.py:
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144 - Added window.SetPort() method
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145 - Added optional bounds and resid parameters to Window.open()
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146 - Fixed apple-menu DA handling
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147 - Fixed activate-event handling
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148 - Added default Application.makeusermenus() (File:Quit only)
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149 - Fixed bug with keyboard input handling
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150 - added idle() method, called from event loop if there are no events
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151 pending
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152
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153 Toolbox modules:
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154 - component manager module added
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155 - quicktime module added
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156 - font manager module added
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157 - Added color window support
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158 - Added support to obtain pixmap from a window
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159 - Added BitMap type
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160 - Added GrafPort type
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161 - Added support for PenState, Patterns, FontInfo, RGB colors,
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162 - Fixed GetPen and SetPt arguments
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163 - Added read access to members of {C}GrafPort objects
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164 - Added support for cursors
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165 - Provide access to some QuickDraw globals
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166 - Fixed InsetRect, OffsetRect, MapRect
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167 - Added support for various handles such as PatHandle, CursHandle
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168 - Added functions to access members of Window objects
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