[Python-checkins] r45541 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

phillip.eby python-checkins at python.org
Tue Apr 18 18:45:15 CEST 2006


Author: phillip.eby
Date: Tue Apr 18 18:45:14 2006
New Revision: 45541

Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
add info re: pydoc, pkgutil, and setuptools additions


Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Tue Apr 18 18:45:14 2006
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- New modules: setuptools, easy_install, and pkg_resources, to support
+  building, installing, and using Python eggs, respectively.
+
+- The pydoc module now supports documenting packages contained in
+  .zip or .egg files.
+
+- The pkgutil module now has several new utility functions, such
+  as ``walk_packages()`` to support working with packages that are either
+  in the filesystem or zip files.
+
+
 - The ``__del__`` method of class ``local`` in module ``_threading_local``
   returned before accomplishing any of its intended cleanup.
 


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