Mailman 3 April 2001 - Python-Dev

2.1c1 "make test" failures on SGI Irix
by Mark Favas April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

Further investigations withe current CVS 2.1c1 (and everything compiled without optimization) on a large multi=processor Irix 6.5 box with SGI's MIPSpro 7.30 compiler: The previously reported failure of test_largefile was due to running "make test" on an NFS-mounted filesystem from a box that didn't support large files. Works on a local filesystem. The previously reported failure of test_zlib looks as though it is due to Irix supplying as standard zlib version 1.0.4, whereas the zlib module … [View More]

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PEP 0242 Numeric kinds updated
by Paul F. Dubois April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

I have updated the text of PEP 0242 about Numeric kinds. This proposal is now complete and a reference implementation has been created. See http://python.sourceforge.net/peps/pep-0242.html As part of this reference implementation I was considering adding a 32-bit float scalar floating-point object to the kinds module. This object would then be accessible via the kinds module although there would be no corresponding literal notation. For example: import kinds f loat32= kinds.float_kind(5,30) … [View More]

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PyChecker 0.3 release
by Neal Norwitz April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

I have released PyChecker 0.3 to SourceForge. Web Page: http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/ Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pychecker/ I'd like to thank everyone for all the feedback so far, it's been great! In particular, Barry Scott has been very helpful. The CHANGELOG and current command line options are included below. The TODO list has gotten longer (see the web page or download). As always, feedback, suggestions, complaints, etc are encouraged. Neal -- Here's the … [View More]CHANGELOG: Version 0.3 - 17 April 2001 * Fix some checker crashes (oops) * Add warnings for code complexity (lines/branches/returns per func) * Add more configuration options * Don't produce spurious warning for: x(y, { 'a': 'b' }) * Fix warnings that indicate they are from a base class file, rather than real file * Fix warnings for **kwArgs not allowed, but using named args * Add config option for warning when using attribute as a function (off by default, old behaviour was on) Version 0.2.5 - 12 April 2001 * Add back support for Python 1.5.2 (again) (I sure like 2.0 more with the [ for ] and string methods.) * Add new warning for unused local variables * Add command line switches Here's the current list of command line options: Options: Change warning for ... [default value] -s, --doc turn off all warnings for no doc strings -m, --moduledoc no module doc strings [on] -c, --classdoc no class doc strings [on] -f, --funcdoc no function/method doc strings [off] -i, --import unused imports [on] -l, --local unused local variables, except tuples [on] -t, --tuple all unused local variables, including tuples [off] -v, --var all unused module variables [off] -p, --privatevar unused private module variables [on] -n, --namedargs functions called with named arguments (like keywords) [on] -a, --initattr Attributes (members) must be defined in __init__() [off] -I, --initsubclass Subclass.__init__() not defined [off] -A, --callattr Calling data members as functions [off] -b, --blacklist ignore warnings from the list of modules [['Tkinter']] -L, --maxlines maximum lines in a function [200] -B, --maxbranches maximum branches in a function [50] -R, --maxreturns maximum returns in a function [10] -P, --printparse print internal checker parse structures [off] -d, --debug turn on debugging for checker [off] [View Less]

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Python 2.1.1 and 2.2 release planning
by Guido van Rossum April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

Now that 2.1 is out, I've created a CVS branch for the Python 2.1.1 bugfix release. Its name is "release21-maint" (I had no choice in the name, I'm mimicking the name that Moshe chose for the 2.0.1 branch). Anything that should go into 2.1.1 ought to be checked into this branch as well as into the trunk. Let's tentatively shoot for a 2.1.1 release about a month for now. This ought to be a very conservative bugfix release; the key goal is stability of the 2.1 platform, not releasing features … [View More]

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ANNOUNCE: Python 2.1 final release
by Guido van Rossum April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

Yes, the *final* release of Python 2.1 is now available. Thanks again for all who helped! Go here for downloads and information: http://www.python.org/2.1/ As a reminder, here's a list of some of the big new features in 2.1 (news since 2.0 was released in October 2000): - nested scopes and __future__ directives - rich comparisons and new coercion model - warnings framework - new build process (Unix) - weak references - function attributes - unittest and doctest modules for automated … [View More]

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2.1c1 "make test" failures on SGI Irix
by Martin von Loewis April 17, 2001

April 17, 2001

> def _group(s): > conv=localeconv() > grouping=conv['grouping'] > if not grouping:return (s, 0) Yes, that change is right. > BTW, mail to Martin doesn't seem to be getting through. Unfortunately, cs.tu-berlin.de seems to have router problems :-( Regards, Martin

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Python 2.1 RC1 - PyCheckered Tools
by Neal Norwitz April 16, 2001

April 16, 2001

Here's the problems I found with PyChecker (http://pychecker.sourceforge.net) against the Python 2.1 RC1 Tools. Is there any reason that bgen source is Tools/bgen/bgen? Neal -- bgen/bgenOutput.py:87 No global (Error) found bgen/bgenType.py:30 Invalid arguments to (getargsArgs), got 0, expected 1 bgen/bgenType.py:79 Invalid arguments to (mkvalueArgs), got 0, expected 1 bgen/scantools.py:402 No attribute (comment1) found bgen/scantools.py:403 No attribute (comment1) found bgen/scantools.py:404 … [View More]No attribute (comment2) found bgen/scantools.py:405 No attribute (comment2) found bgen/scantools.py:406 No attribute (sym) found bgen/scantools.py:409 No attribute (head) found bgen/scantools.py:417 No attribute (sym) found bgen/scantools.py:426 No attribute (tail) found bgen/scantools.py:428 No attribute (comment1) found bgen/scantools.py:429 No attribute (comment1) found bgen/scantools.py:430 No attribute (comment2) found bgen/scantools.py:431 No attribute (comment2) found bgen/scantools.py:436 No attribute (whole) found bgen/scantools.py:439 No attribute (whole) found bgen/scantools.py:475 No attribute (asplit) found bgen/scantools.py:478 No attribute (asplit) found (seems most names are xxx_pat, not xxx) idle/BrowserControl.py:103 No global (_os) found (should be os) idle/BrowserControl.py:149 No global (traceback) found (need to import) idle/SearchDialogBase.py:34 No attribute (default_command) found idle/SearchDialogBase.py:127 Local variable (f) not used idle/UndoDelegator.py:29 No method (unbind) found (also at lines, 30, 31) idle/UndoDelegator.py:34 No method (bind) found (also at lines, 35, 36) idle/UndoDelegator.py:139 No method (bell) found (also at line 150) idle/WidgetRedirector.py:33 No global (dict) found (should be self.dict) idle/eventparse.py:1 Imported module (getopt) not used in any function freeze/checkextensions_win32.py:62 No global (mapFileName) found (should be defaultMapName) freeze/checkextensions_win32.py:121 No global (modules) found (should be module) freeze/makeconfig.py:33 No global (sys) found freeze/modulefinder.py:67 Local variable (i) not used (can do print " " * self.indent, just a warning) faqwiz/faqwiz.py:245 No attribute (last_changed_date) found faqwiz/faqwiz.py:306 No attribute (last_changed_date) found faqwiz/faqwiz.py:324 Local variable (okprog) not used faqwiz/faqwiz.py:455 No global (constants) found pynche/ListViewer.py:165 Local variable (height) not used pynche/StripViewer.py:294 Local variable (tclcmd) not used pynche/StripViewer.py:405 No attribute (_StripViewer__gentypevar) found (member commented out) pynche/TextViewer.py:104 Local variable (val) not used webchecker/webchecker.py:192 Function (load_pickle) uses named arguments [View Less]

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Python 2.1 RC1 - symtable.py problems
by Neal Norwitz April 16, 2001

April 16, 2001

Sorry, I didn't get this in the first batch. PyChecker crashed on symtable.py and I didn't fix it until now. /home/neal/local/lib/python2.1/symtable.py:100 Invalid arguments to (bool), got 0, expected 1 /home/neal/local/lib/python2.1/symtable.py:193 No attribute (flag) found (should be __flags?) /home/neal/local/lib/python2.1/symtable.py:196 No global (DEF_STARSTAR) found (should be DEF_DOUBLESTAR?) Neal

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ANNOUNCE: A *second* Python 2.1 release candidate!
by Guido van Rossum April 15, 2001

April 15, 2001

We found and fixed a rare but serious bug in the dictionary code, and fixed enough small nits to warrant a second release candidate for Python 2.1 -- the final release is still planned for Tuesday, April 17. Please download the release candidate and try it on your favorite platform. For more info: http://www.python.org/2.1/ Enjoy! --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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NO MORE CHECKINS PLEASE
by Guido van Rossum April 15, 2001

April 15, 2001

I'm building another release candidate. Release later tonight. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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