[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 ----
  ===============================
  
+ 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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*** 28,40 ****
  * 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