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More NEWS for 2.2a2.

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Barry Warsaw 2001-08-22 04:08:41 +00:00
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- configure supports a new option --enable-unicode, with the values - configure supports a new option --enable-unicode, with the values
ucs2 and ucs4 (new in 2.2a1). With --disable-unicode, the Unicode ucs2 and ucs4 (new in 2.2a1). With --disable-unicode, the Unicode
type and supporting code is completely removed from the interpreter. type and supporting code is completely removed from the interpreter.
- A new configure option --enable-framework builds a Mac OS X framework, - A new configure option --enable-framework builds a Mac OS X framework,
which "make frameworkinstall" will install. This provides a starting which "make frameworkinstall" will install. This provides a starting
point for more mac-like functionality, join pythonmac-sig@python.org point for more mac-like functionality, join pythonmac-sig@python.org
if you are interested in helping. if you are interested in helping.
- The NeXT platform is no longer supported.
- The `new' module is now statically linked.
Tools Tools
- The new Tools/scripts/cleanfuture.py can be used to automatically - The new Tools/scripts/cleanfuture.py can be used to automatically
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Tests Tests
- regrtest.py now knows which tests are expected to be skipped on some - regrtest.py now knows which tests are expected to be skipped on some
platforms, allowing to give clearer test result output. platforms, allowing to give clearer test result output. regrtest
also has optional --use/-u switch to run normally disabled tests
which require network access or consume significant disk resources.
- Several new tests in the standard test suite, with special thanks to - Several new tests in the standard test suite, with special thanks to
Nick Mathewson. Nick Mathewson.
Core Core
- The floor division operator // has been added as outlined in PEP
238. The / operator still provides classic division (and will until
Python 3.0) unless "from __future__ import division" is included, in
which case the / operator will provide true division. The operator
module provides truediv() and floordiv() functions. Augmented
assignment variants are included, as are the equivalent overloadable
methods and C API methods. See the PEP for a full discussion:
<http://python.sf.net/peps/pep-0238.html>
- Future statements are now effective in simulated interactive shells - Future statements are now effective in simulated interactive shells
(like IDLE). This should "just work" by magic, but read Michael (like IDLE). This should "just work" by magic, but read Michael
Hudson's "Future statements in simulated shells" PEP 264 for full Hudson's "Future statements in simulated shells" PEP 264 for full
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- Readline completion support for cmd.Cmd was added. - Readline completion support for cmd.Cmd was added.
- Calling os.tempnam() or os.tmpnam() generate RuntimeWarnings.
- Added function threading.BoundedSemaphore()
- Added Ka-Ping Yee's cgitb.py module.
- The `new' module now exposes the CO_xxx flags.
New platforms New platforms
C API C API