[Python-Dev] Weekly Python Bug/Patch Summary

[Skip Montanaro]

Bug/Patch Summary
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281 open / 2853 total bugs (+1)
108 open / 1690 total patches (-7)

New Bugs
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PyString_AsString underdocumented (2002-09-08)
	http://python.org/sf/606463
defining away __attribute__ is not good (2002-09-08)
	http://python.org/sf/606493
xml.sax second time file loading problem (2002-09-09)
	http://python.org/sf/606692
header file problems (2002-09-10)
	http://python.org/sf/607253
IDE should have "open recent" menu (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/607810
IDE look and feel (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/607814
IDE Preferences (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/607816
IDE output window (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/607821
Implied __init__.py not copied (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/608033
IDE - Breakpoints don't stick to lines (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/608085
gethostbyname("LOCALHOST") fails (2002-09-12)
	http://python.org/sf/608584
Problems in IDLE Browsers & Viewers (2002-09-12)
	http://python.org/sf/608595
Unix popen does not return exit status (2002-09-12)
	http://python.org/sf/608635
test_b1.py, disabling of list test (2002-09-13)
	http://python.org/sf/609041
cPickle.BadPickleGet is a string (2002-09-13)
	http://python.org/sf/609164

New Patches
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Enhanced file constructor (2002-09-11)
	http://python.org/sf/608182
configure on Irix (sockets, posix) (2002-09-13)
	http://python.org/sf/608999

Closed Bugs
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64-bit zip problems (2001-08-19)
	http://python.org/sf/453208
mmap bus error on linux (2001-09-19)
	http://python.org/sf/462783
shutil.copy(path, path) deletes contents (2001-12-07)
	http://python.org/sf/490168
IDLE doesn't save 8bit files (2002-04-18)
	http://python.org/sf/545600
del __builtins__ breaks out of rexec (2002-07-04)
	http://python.org/sf/577530
Docs unclear about cleanup. (2002-07-05)
	http://python.org/sf/577793
Get rid of FutureWarnings in Carbon (2002-08-15)
	http://python.org/sf/595763
import cycle in distutils (2002-08-19)
	http://python.org/sf/597604
Python not handling cText (2002-08-22)
	http://python.org/sf/598981
weird header wrapping in email.Generator (2002-08-28)
	http://python.org/sf/601392
spurious SyntaxWarning (2002-09-03)
	http://python.org/sf/604036
pre bug (2002-09-04)
	http://python.org/sf/604803

Closed Patches
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patch for bug 462783 mmap bus error (2002-03-28)
	http://python.org/sf/536578
OpenBSD updates for build process (2002-05-10)
	http://python.org/sf/554718
THREAD_STACK_SIZE for 2.1 (2002-05-11)
	http://python.org/sf/554841
Remove import string in Tools/ directory (2002-06-21)
	http://python.org/sf/572113
types.BoolType (2002-08-02)
	http://python.org/sf/590119
improper use of strncpy in getpath (2002-08-29)
	http://python.org/sf/602108
For Bug [ 490168 ] shutil.copy(path, pat (2002-09-04)
	http://python.org/sf/604600
Tweaks to calls to AH/Help (2002-09-07)
	http://python.org/sf/606067
install_IDLE target in Mac/OSX/Makefile (2002-09-07)
	http://python.org/sf/606134