[IPython-dev] IPython 0.11 RC1 is ready for download... now we're actually getting close to a real release!

MinRK benjaminrk at gmail.com
Mon Jul 4 16:11:53 EDT 2011


On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:51, Eric Firing <efiring at hawaii.edu> wrote:
> On 07/03/2011 03:44 PM, Fernando Perez wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We have just finished putting together the first Release Candidate for
>> IPython 0.11.  For users who have not followed development, this
>> brings *a lot* of changes to the innards of IPython, and the code is
>> much nicer to work on, and configuration more robust.  We ask that you
>> check out the RC, and make sure that it installs properly on your
>> system, and report any glaring bugs you see back to us.
>
> Fernando et al.,
>
> The installation docs refer to ipython-qtconsole; this tripped me up
> because I still had such a script from an earlier development version.
>
> Also in the ipython qtconsole dependencies section, you might make the
> dependency more explicit by replacing
>
> "a new GUI...launched with ipython-qtconsole.  The GUI is built on..."
>
> with
>
> "a new GUI, launched with 'ipython qtconsole', was added.  In addition
> to its pyzmq dependency, the GUI requires..."

I thought I had caught all of these. Fixed in master, thanks!

>
> When you do make a release announcement, I suggest you emphasize the
> necessity of a completely clean installation for anyone who has been
> following the development. We all know this is good practice, but it is
> easy to forget something like cleaning out /usr/local/bin/ipython*
>
> Eric
>
>>
>> You can download the files at:
>>
>> http://archive.ipython.org/testing
>>
>> Up to date documentation is at:
>>
>> http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/index.html
>>
>> including more details on everything that is new here:
>>
>> http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/whatsnew/version0.11.html
>>
>> We would very much appreciate it if you can take this for a spin, and
>> let us know what does NOT work.  Barring any major blockers, we'll
>> make the final release in ~ 1 week.
>>
>> Note: there are some known regressions and the configuration system is
>> completely different.  But in everyday use, all the 'normal' things
>> you expect should work; most of us in the dev team have been using
>> this as our production IPython for months now.
>>
>>
>> Extra special thanks to all those who have contributed to this work,
>> particularly the recently added core devs, Evan Patterson and Thomas
>> Kluyver.  They have been an amazingly productive addition to our team.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -The IPython team
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