consistency with the built-in open() (and every other sane open()
function, for that matter). The two valid ways to call this open() are
now open(mode) and open(device, mode).
For backwards compatibility, retain the old open(mode) calling syntax --
this makes the error message when you call open(device) a bit confusing,
but oh well.
This is the first half of SF patch #644977.
see problems with my code that I didn't see before the checkin, but:
When a subtype .mro() fails, we need to reset the type whose __bases__
are being changed, too. Fix + test.
of using the CCompiler.find_library_file() provided by the Distutils.
This patch fixes it to use the Distutils method at the cost of some
additional glue.
(The duplication resulted in the SSL module not being automatically
built on Macs; the Distutils knew that shared libraries on OS X have a
.dylib extension, but the setup.py code didn't.)
Constructor accepts optional keyword arguments after a optional items list.
Add fromkeys() as an alternate constructor from an iterable over keys.
Expand related unittests.
[ 635933 ] make some type attrs writable
Plus a couple of extra tests beyond what's up there.
It hasn't been as carefully reviewed as it perhaps should, so all readers
are encouraged, nay exhorted, to give this a close reading.
There are still a couple of oddities related to assigning to __name__,
but I intend to solicit python-dev's opinions on these.
Mark writes in private email:
"Modules listed in the registry was a dumb idea. This whole scheme
can die. AFAIK, no one in the world uses it (including win32all
since the last build)."
(See also SF #643711)
messages about MRO conflicts. (The tweaks include correcting spelling
errors, some refactoring to get the name of classic classes, and a
style nit or two.)
per PEP 291 (although there are currently string methods used).
This patch makes it compatible with 2.2, at least, by detecting
universal newline support.
[#495695] webbrowser.py: selection of browser
* Lib/webbrowser.py
Only include graphic browsers in _tryorder if DISPLAY is set. Also,
included skipstone support, as suggested by Fred in the mentioned bug.
* Misc/NEWS
Mention fix and skipstone inclusion.
get PEP-252 style objects in stead of old-fashioned objects.
In stead of defining a GetattrHook you declare a class variable getsetlist,
which contains tuples (name, getcode, setcode, docstring).
Only lightly tested: the code still works if you don't inherit PEP252Mixin
and the code works if you inherit it but don't define any getters
or setters. Also, this will not work together with the "poor mans inheritance"
offered by method chains, so the CF module will remain with old-style
objects until PEP253 is supported too.
Greg Ward
Neal Norwitz
Andrew M. Kuchling
Michael W. Hudson
Guido van Rossum
Martin v. Löwis
Raymond Hettinger
Fred Drake
Gustavo Niemeyer
Just van Rossum
Thomas Heller
Tim Peters
Walter Dörwald
Jack Jansen