[Pythonmac-SIG] MacPython 2.1a2 available

[Tattoo Mabonzo K.]

Wowwww!

Kudos to you Jack!!!!.=20

MacPython is 80% of the reasons why I still use Mac OS 9.x :-).

I'm running it (MacPython 2.1a2) on my PB G3-500 running Mac OS X Build =
2E14.
Installation went like a cinch except for the ConfigurePython script =
failing as advertized.

These last months I've spent +70% of my time in PythonIDE. So I've =
developed an expectation to wait a bit when (re)lauching the IDE. My =
first impression after launching MacPython 2.1a2 was that it *seemed* =
quite faster. Especially text display which seems quite faster (is it =
just an impression or can others confirm this too?)

Running the IDE I as soon as I do some editing, I get the same error: =
'IndexError: list index out of range'

'File "Wtext.py", line 455, in can_undo=0D		which, redo =3D =
self.ted.WEGetUndoInfo()=0D		which =3D UNDOLABELS[which]=0D=
---

The problem is that which contains the value '9' while UNDOLABELS only =
has 8 elements

Other than that I noticed the same problems already pointed to by =
Steven.

Next step helping debugging EditPythonPrefs crashes.

=3D tmk =3D

On Saturday, February 17, 2001, at 11:28 PM, Jack Jansen wrote:

> Folks,=20
> the first alfa for MacPython 2.1 is available.=20
> This is the first in what will probably be a series of about 3 or 4=20
> alfas for this release, hopefully in quick succession. The reason for=20=

> this is Carbon support, which allows MacPython to run natively on=20
> MacOSX. I'm planning to announce the alfas only here on pythonmac-sig, =
=20
> but feel free to forward the information to other people you think=20
> could help debugging this.=20
> =20
> So, the good news is that this release supports Carbon, which is=20
> available on MacOS9 and MacOSX, and can be downloaded from the Apple=20=

> site for MacOS 8.1 and onwards (you want CarbonLib 1.0.4, that's good=20=

> enough for MacPython).=20
> The bad news is that this alfa is Carbon-only, the next one will=20
> include an optional Classic PPC interpreter again.=20
> =20
> Please try this version and report your findings here to=20
> pythonmac-sig, including the full version info of your OS and=20
> MacPython (needed because I expect to release alfas often).=20
> =20
> Things that are known not to work for this release:=20
> - Tkinter is missing=20
> - PIL and Numeric probably won't work=20
> - Setting both "delay console window" and "keep console open" can let=20=

>   you end up without a menubar.=20
> - Once in a while you get a spurious KeyboardInterrupt from nowhere.=20=

> =20
> Things that are known not to work on OSX for this release:=20
> - The ConfigurePython script (run after the installer) fails, but this =
=20
>   isn't too much of a problem.=20
> - Applets only work if they're in the Python folder. Does anyone know=20=

>   where shared libraries should be put on OSX to be found by all=20
>   applications?=20
> - EditPythonPrefs crashes. If anyone wants to investigate: please.=20
> - The console window doesn't automatically scroll to the bottom until=20=

>   input is requested.=20
>   =20
> Download it from=20
> http://www.cwi.nl/ftp/jack/python/mac/MacPython21a2carbon.bin=20
> and give it a try,=20
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