[Python-Dev] Re: Python 2.0 release candidate 1

[Bjorn Pettersen]

Are there any instructions on how to build this for Win64/itanium
anywhere?

-- bjorn

Jeremy Hylton wrote:
> 
> Python 2.0c1 is released.  The BeOpen PythonLabs and our cast of
> SourceForge volunteers have fixed many bugs since the beta releases
> last month.  Please pick up the new release at
> 
>     http://www.pythonlabs.com/products/python2.0/
> 
> There's a tarball, a Windows installer, RedHat RPMs, online
> documentation, and a long list of fixed bugs.
> 
> The final release of Python 2.0 will be next week.  We would
> appreciate feedback on the release candidate in order to fix any
> remaining bugs before the final release.  Confirmation of build and
> test success on less common platforms is also helpful.n
> 
> All major reported bugs have been fixed in the release candidate.  We
> do not plan to make any changes between now and the final release,
> except to fix bugs reported in the next week.  We encourage potential
> users of Python 2.0 to try the release candidate with their programs
> and report any remaining bugs.
> 
> To report a new bug, use the SourceForge bug tracker
> http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=addbug&group_id=5470
> 
> Python 2.0 has many new features, including the following:
> 
>   - Augmented assignment, e.g. x += 1
>   - List comprehensions, e.g. [x**2 for x in range(10)]
>   - Extended import statement, e.g. import Module as Name
>   - Extended print statement, e.g. print >> file, "Hello"
>   - Collection of cyclical garbage
> 
> For a fuller discussion of the changes in Python 2.0, please see the
> article "What's New in Python 2.0" by Andrew Kuchling and Moshe Zadke:
> http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/python/writing/new-python/
> 
> -- Jeremy Hylton <http://www.python.org/~jeremy/>
> 
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