[Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 3.2 alpha 1

[Mark Lawrence]

On 01/08/2010 10:38, Georg Brandl wrote:
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> On behalf of the Python development team, I'm happy to announce the
> first alpha preview release of Python 3.2.
>
> Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and stabilize the
> Python 3.x line.  Since the final release of Python 2.7, the 2.x line
> will only receive bugfixes, and new features are developed for 3.x only.
>
> Since PEP 3003, the Moratorium on Language Changes, is in effect, there
> are no changes in Python's syntax and built-in types in Python 3.2.
> Development efforts concentrated on the standard library and support for
> porting code to Python 3.  Highlights are:
>
> * numerous improvements to the unittest module
> * PEP 3147, support for .pyc repository directories
> * an overhauled GIL implementation that reduces contention
> * many consistency and behavior fixes for numeric operations
> * countless fixes regarding string/unicode issues; among them full
>    support for a bytes environment (filenames, environment variables)
> * a sysconfig module to access configuration information
> * a pure-Python implementation of the datetime module
> * additions to the shutil module, among them archive file support
> * improvements to pdb, the Python debugger
>
> For an extensive list of changes in 3.2, see Misc/NEWS in the Python
> distribution.
>
> To download Python 3.2 visit:
>
>       http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2/
>
> 3.2 documentation can be found at:
>
>       http://docs.python.org/3.2/
>
> Please consider trying Python 3.2 with your code and reporting any bugs
> you may notice to:
>
>       http://bugs.python.org/
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> - --
> Georg Brandl, Release Manager
> georg at python.org
> (on behalf of the entire python-dev team and 3.2's contributors)
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If I had things my way I would immediately award you a Blue Peter Gold 
Badge. [1]

Kindest regards.

Mark Lawrence.

[1]  Blue Peter is the longest running kids' programme in the world 
having started on the BBC in 1958.