Reformatted some stuff. Put FEATURE FREEZE in all caps.
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@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ boxes. Python should build out of the box using "./configure; make".
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Also try running configue with the --with-thread and --with-readline
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options (described below).
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I really expect this to be the last beta release. I declare a "feature
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freeze" until 1.4 final is released. Changes in 1.4 final will be
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restricted to urgent bugfixes, portability enhancements, and added
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documentation only.
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I really expect this to be the last beta release. I declare a
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*FEATURE FREEZE* until 1.4 final is released (in a couple of weeks).
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Changes in 1.4 final will be restricted to urgent bugfixes,
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portability enhancements, and added documentation only.
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What's new in this release?
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---------------------------
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A list of (nearly) all things that changed in each of the 1.4 beta releases
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can be found in the file Misc/NEWS -- together this comprises a list of
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everything that's changed since 1.3.
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A list of (nearly) everything that changed in each of the 1.4 beta
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releases can be found in the file Misc/NEWS -- together this comprises
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a list of everything that's changed since 1.3.
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What is Python anyway?
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@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ What is Python anyway?
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Python is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, and is
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often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. For a quick summary of
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what Python can mean for a UNIX/C programmer, read Misc/BLURB.LUTZ.
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If you have web access, point your browser to
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http://www.python.org.
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If you have web access, point your browser to http://www.python.org.
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If you don't read instructions
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@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ IMPORTANT: If the tests fail and you decide to mail a bug report,
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*don't* include the output of "make test". It is useless. Run the
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following command instead:
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PYTHONPATH=../Lib:../Lib/test:./Modules ./python -c 'import testall'
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PYTHONPATH=../Lib:../Lib/test:./Modules ./python -c 'import testall'
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(substituting the top of the source tree for .. if you built in a
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different directory). This gives the output of the tests and shows
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@ -469,16 +468,18 @@ Especially the Library Reference is of immense value since much of
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Python's power (including the built-in data types and functions!) is
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described here.
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To print the documentation from the LaTeX files, chdir into the Doc
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subdirectory, type "make" (let's hope you have LaTeX installed!), and send
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the four resulting PostScript files (tut.ps, lib.ps, ref.ps, and ext.ps) to
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the printer. See the README file there. If you don't have LaTeX, you can
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ftp the PostScript files from the ftp archives (see below).
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To print the documentation from the LaTeX files, chdir into the Doc
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subdirectory, type "make" (let's hope you have LaTeX installed!), and
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send the four resulting PostScript files (tut.ps, lib.ps, ref.ps, and
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ext.ps) to the printer. See the README file there. If you don't have
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LaTeX, you can ftp the PostScript files from the ftp archives (see
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below).
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All documentation is also available on-line via the Python web site
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(http://www.python.org/, see below). It can also be downloaded separately
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from the ftp archives (see below) in Emacs INFO, HTML or PostScript form --
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see the web site or the FAQ (file Misc/FAQ) for more info.
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All documentation is also available on-line via the Python web site
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(http://www.python.org/, see below). It can also be downloaded
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separately from the ftp archives (see below) in Emacs INFO, HTML or
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PostScript form -- see the web site or the FAQ (file Misc/FAQ) for
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more info.
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Emacs mode
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@ -508,29 +509,30 @@ Python distribution.
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Newsgroup and mailing list
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--------------------------
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There are a newsgroup and a mailing list devoted to Python. The newsgroup,
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comp.lang.python, contains exactly the same messages as the mailing list
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(though not always in the same order, due to the mysterious nature of the
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Usenet news distribution algorithm). To subscribe to the mailing list,
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send mail containing your real name and e-mail address to
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"python-list-request@cwi.nl". Use the same address if you want to
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unsibscribed. (A real person reads these messages, so no LISTPROC or
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Majordomo commands, please, and please be patient -- normal turn-around
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time is about one working day.)
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There are a newsgroup and a mailing list devoted to Python. The
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newsgroup, comp.lang.python, contains exactly the same messages as the
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mailing list (though not always in the same order, due to the
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mysterious nature of the Usenet news distribution algorithm). To
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subscribe to the mailing list, send mail containing your real name and
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e-mail address to "python-list-request@cwi.nl". Use the same address
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if you want to unsibscribed. (A real person reads these messages, so
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no LISTPROC or Majordomo commands, please, and please be patient --
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normal turn-around time is about one working day.)
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The Python web site contains a search form that lets you search the
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newsgroup archives (or the web site itself). Click on the "search" link
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in the banner menu on any page of http://www.python.org/.
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The Python web site contains a search form that lets you search the
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newsgroup archives (or the web site itself). Click on the "search"
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link in the banner menu on any page of http://www.python.org/.
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Bug reports
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-----------
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Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup or the Python
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mailing list -- see the section "Newsgroup and mailing list" below. Before
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posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if your bug has
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already been reported! If you specifically don't want to involve the
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newsgroup or mailing list, send them to python-bugs@python.org.
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Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup or the Python
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mailing list -- see the section "Newsgroup and mailing list" below.
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Before posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if
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your bug has already been reported! If you specifically don't want to
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involve the newsgroup or mailing list, send them to
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python-bugs@python.org.
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Questions
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