[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.220,1.221
Tim Peters
tim_one@users.sourceforge.net
Sat, 01 Sep 2001 20:41:01 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv11094/python/Misc
Modified Files:
NEWS
Log Message:
Start items w/ "-" instead of "+" (consistency w/ earlier versions).
Stephen Hansen reported via email that he didn't finish the port to
Borland C, so remove the old item saying it worked and add a new item
saying what I know; I've asked Stephen for more details.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS 2001/08/31 18:31:35 1.220
--- NEWS 2001/09/02 03:40:59 1.221
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*** 4,8 ****
Core
! + Overflowing operations on plain ints now return a long int rather
than raising OverflowError. This is a partial implementation of PEP
237. You can use -Wdefault::OverflowWarning to enable a warning for
--- 4,8 ----
Core
! - Overflowing operations on plain ints now return a long int rather
than raising OverflowError. This is a partial implementation of PEP
237. You can use -Wdefault::OverflowWarning to enable a warning for
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*** 10,14 ****
OverflowError exception.
! + A new command line option, -D<arg>, is added to control run-time
warnings for the use of classic division. (See PEP 238.) Possible
values are -Dold, -Dwarn, and -Dnew. The default is -Dold, meaning
--- 10,14 ----
OverflowError exception.
! - A new command line option, -D<arg>, is added to control run-time
warnings for the use of classic division. (See PEP 238.) Possible
values are -Dold, -Dwarn, and -Dnew. The default is -Dold, meaning
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*** 21,25 ****
division everywhere else.
! + Many built-in types can now be subclassed. This applies to int,
long, float, str, unicode, and tuple. (The types complex, list and
dictionary can also be subclassed; this was introduced earlier.)
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division everywhere else.
! - Many built-in types can now be subclassed. This applies to int,
long, float, str, unicode, and tuple. (The types complex, list and
dictionary can also be subclassed; this was introduced earlier.)
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*** 31,39 ****
once it is created.
! + A new built-in type, super, has been added. This facilitates making
"cooperative super calls" in a multiple inheritance setting. For an
explanation, see http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#cooperation
! + A new built-in type, getset, has been added. This enables the
creation of "computed attributes". Such attributes are implemented
by getter and setter functions (or only one of these for read-only
--- 31,39 ----
once it is created.
! - A new built-in type, super, has been added. This facilitates making
"cooperative super calls" in a multiple inheritance setting. For an
explanation, see http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#cooperation
! - A new built-in type, getset, has been added. This enables the
creation of "computed attributes". Such attributes are implemented
by getter and setter functions (or only one of these for read-only
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*** 41,45 ****
__getattr__. See http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#getset
! + The syntax of floating-point and imaginary literals has been
liberalized, to allow leading zeroes. Examples of literals now
legal that were SyntaxErrors before:
--- 41,45 ----
__getattr__. See http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#getset
! - The syntax of floating-point and imaginary literals has been
liberalized, to allow leading zeroes. Examples of literals now
legal that were SyntaxErrors before:
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*** 47,64 ****
00.0 0e3 0100j 07.5 00000000000000000008.
! + An old tokenizer bug allowed floating point literals with an incomplete
exponent, such as 1e and 3.1e-. Such literals now raise SyntaxError.
Library
! + A new function, imp.lock_held(), returns 1 when the import lock is
currently held. See the docs for the imp module.
! + pickle, cPickle and marshal on 32-bit platforms can now correctly read
dumps containing ints written on platforms where Python ints are 8 bytes.
When read on a box where Python ints are 4 bytes, such values are
converted to Python longs.
! + In restricted execution mode (using the rexec module), unmarshalling
code objects is no longer allowed. This plugs a security hole.
--- 47,64 ----
00.0 0e3 0100j 07.5 00000000000000000008.
! - An old tokenizer bug allowed floating point literals with an incomplete
exponent, such as 1e and 3.1e-. Such literals now raise SyntaxError.
Library
! - A new function, imp.lock_held(), returns 1 when the import lock is
currently held. See the docs for the imp module.
! - pickle, cPickle and marshal on 32-bit platforms can now correctly read
dumps containing ints written on platforms where Python ints are 8 bytes.
When read on a box where Python ints are 4 bytes, such values are
converted to Python longs.
! - In restricted execution mode (using the rexec module), unmarshalling
code objects is no longer allowed. This plugs a security hole.
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*** 69,73 ****
API
! + The GC API has been changed. Extensions that use the old API will still
compile but will not participate in GC. To upgrade an extension
module:
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API
! - The GC API has been changed. Extensions that use the old API will still
compile but will not participate in GC. To upgrade an extension
module:
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*** 85,89 ****
- remove calls to PyObject_AS_GC and PyObject_FROM_GC
! + Two new functions: PyString_FromFormat() and PyString_FromFormatV().
These can be used safely to construct string objects from a
sprintf-style format string (similar to the format string supported
--- 85,89 ----
- remove calls to PyObject_AS_GC and PyObject_FROM_GC
! - Two new functions: PyString_FromFormat() and PyString_FromFormatV().
These can be used safely to construct string objects from a
sprintf-style format string (similar to the format string supported
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*** 92,100 ****
New platforms
Tests
Windows
! + The w9xpopen hack is now used on Windows NT and 2000 too when COMPSPEC
points to command.com (patch from Brian Quinlan).
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New platforms
+ - Patches from Stephen Hansen for the Borland C compiler (under Windows)
+ are reported to yield a clean compile, but a Python that doesn't yet
+ run correctly. Volunteers?
+
Tests
Windows
! - The w9xpopen hack is now used on Windows NT and 2000 too when COMPSPEC
points to command.com (patch from Brian Quinlan).
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*** 436,444 ****
pprint.isreadable() return sensible results. Also verifies that simple
cases produce correct output.
-
- New platforms
-
- - Python should compile and run out of the box using the Borland C
- compiler (under Windows), thanks to Stephen Hansen.
C API
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