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Merge in changes made to the 2.3a2 release.

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Guido van Rossum 2003-02-20 01:38:31 +00:00
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@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ Extension modules
this is the last release_lock() call. You can check with this is the last release_lock() call. You can check with
imp.lock_held(). (SF bug #580952 and patch #683257.) imp.lock_held(). (SF bug #580952 and patch #683257.)
- Change to cPickle to match pickle.py (see below and PEP 307).
- Fix some bugs in the parser module. SF bug #678518. - Fix some bugs in the parser module. SF bug #678518.
- Thanks to Scott David Daniels, a subtle bug in how the zlib - Thanks to Scott David Daniels, a subtle bug in how the zlib
@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ Extension modules
- Fix a crash on Solaris that occurred when calling close() on - Fix a crash on Solaris that occurred when calling close() on
an mmap'ed file which was already closed. (SF patch #665913) an mmap'ed file which was already closed. (SF patch #665913)
- Fixed serveral serious bugs in the zipimport implementation.
- datetime changes: - datetime changes:
The datetime and datetimetz classes have been collapsed into a single The datetime and datetimetz classes have been collapsed into a single
@ -240,6 +244,19 @@ Extension modules
Library Library
------- -------
- The logging module was updated slightly; the WARN level was renamed
to WARNING, and the matching function/method warn() to warning().
- The pickle and cPickle modules were updated with a new pickling
protocol (documented by pickletools.py, see below) and several
extensions to the pickle customization API (__reduce__, __setstate__
etc.). The copy module now uses more of the pickle customization
API to copy objects that don't implement __copy__ or __deepcopy__.
See PEP 307 for details.
- The distutils "register" command now uses http://www.python.org/pypi
as the default repository. (See PEP 301.)
- the platform dependent path related variables sep, altsep, extsep, - the platform dependent path related variables sep, altsep, extsep,
pathsep, curdir, pardir and defpath are now defined in the platform pathsep, curdir, pardir and defpath are now defined in the platform
dependent path modules (e.g. ntpath.py) rather than os.py, so these dependent path modules (e.g. ntpath.py) rather than os.py, so these
@ -354,7 +371,16 @@ C API
Tests Tests
----- -----
- Several tests weren't being run. Now they are. - Several tests weren't being run rom regrtest.py (test_timeout.py,
test_tarfile.py, test_netrc.py, test_multifile.py,
test_importhooks.py and test_imp.py). Now they are. (Note to
developers: please read Lib/test/README when creating a new test, to
make sure to do it right! All tests need to use either unittest or
pydoc.)
- Added test_posix.py, a test suite for the posix module.
- Added test_hexoct.py, a test suite for hex/oct constant folding.
Windows Windows
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@ -370,7 +396,7 @@ Windows
release without strong cryptography. release without strong cryptography.
- sys.path[0], if it contains a directory name, is now always an - sys.path[0], if it contains a directory name, is now always an
absolute pathname. absolute pathname. (SF patch #664376.)
- The new logging package is now installed by the Windows installer. It - The new logging package is now installed by the Windows installer. It
wasn't in 2.3a1 due to oversight. wasn't in 2.3a1 due to oversight.