[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc TODO,1.28,1.29
Fred L. Drake
python-dev@python.org
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:18:33 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc
In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv17750/Doc
Modified Files:
TODO
Log Message:
Organized a little bit; merged in some items from the 1.5.2p2 branch that
did not get handled.
Index: TODO
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/TODO,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -C2 -r1.28 -r1.29
*** TODO 2000/06/29 03:33:28 1.28
--- TODO 2000/07/31 18:18:27 1.29
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*** 2,6 ****
--- 2,18 ----
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+ General
+ -------
+ * Figure out HTMLHelp generation for the Windows world.
+
+ * Straighten out random/whrandom. Things are generally in the right
+ place, but need to respond to comments in email from Jan Kim
+ <kim@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de>.
+
+
+ Python/C API
+ ------------
+
* The "Very High Level Interface" in the API document has been
requested; I guess it wouldn't hurt to fill in a bit there. Request
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*** 10,25 ****
parameter to the method implementation function. (Missing material
mentioned in the Extending & Embedding manual, section 1.1; problem
! reported by Clay Spence <cspence@sarnoff.com>.)
! * In the extensions manual, more information is needed about building
! dynamically linked extensions in C++. Specifically, the extensions
! must be linked against the C++ libraries (and possibly runtime).
! Also noted by Albert Hofkamp <a.hofkamp@wtb.tue.nl>.
!
! * Python/C API reference missing PyArg_ParseTuple(),
! PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(), Py_BuildValue(). Information
! requested by Greg Kochanski <gpk@bell-labs.com>. PyEval_EvalCode()
! has also been requested.
* Update the pickle documentation to describe all of the current
behavior; only a subset is described. __reduce__, etc. Partial
--- 22,54 ----
parameter to the method implementation function. (Missing material
mentioned in the Extending & Embedding manual, section 1.1; problem
! reported by Clay Spence <cspence@sarnoff.com>.) Heavily impacts one
! chapter of the Python/C API manual.
!
! * Missing PyArg_ParseTuple(), PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(),
! Py_BuildValue(). Information requested by Greg Kochanski
! <gpk@bell-labs.com>. PyEval_EvalCode() has also been requested.
!
! Extending & Embedding
! ---------------------
!
! * More information is needed about building dynamically linked
! extensions in C++. Specifically, the extensions must be linked
! against the C++ libraries (and possibly runtime). Also noted by
! Albert Hofkamp <a.hofkamp@wtb.tue.nl>.
!
! Reference Manual
! ----------------
! * Document the Extended Call Syntax in the language reference.
! [Jeremy Hylton]
+ * Document new comparison support for recursive objects (lang. ref.?
+ library ref.? (cmp() function). [Jeremy Hylton]
+
+ Library Reference
+ -----------------
+
+ * urllib2 module reference. [Jeremy Hylton]
+
* Update the pickle documentation to describe all of the current
behavior; only a subset is described. __reduce__, etc. Partial
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* Update the code/codeop module documentation.
- * Figure out HTMLHelp generation for the Windows world.
-
- * Straighten out random/whrandom.
-
- * Update the filecmp documentation (Moshe?).
-
* Update the httplib documentation to match Greg Stein's HTTP/1.1
support and new classes. (Greg, this is yours!)
NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE
--- 57,69 ----
* Update the code/codeop module documentation.
* Update the httplib documentation to match Greg Stein's HTTP/1.1
support and new classes. (Greg, this is yours!)
+ Tutorial
+ --------
+
+ * Update tutorial to use string methods and talk about backward
+ compatibility of same.
+
NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE
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*** 46,50 ****
really worth the pain. (Only an issue at all when a header-letter
and the first index entry get separated -- can change as soon as we
! change the index entries in the text.)
* Fix problem with howto documents getting the last module synopsis
--- 75,80 ----
really worth the pain. (Only an issue at all when a header-letter
and the first index entry get separated -- can change as soon as we
! change the index entries in the text.) Also only a problem in the
! print version.
* Fix problem with howto documents getting the last module synopsis