cpython/Misc
Brett Cannon 4043001f5d Make str/str8 comparisons return True/False for !=/==.
Code that has been returning str8 becomes much more apparent thanks to this
(e.g., struct module returning str8 for all string-related formats or sqlite3
passing in str8 instances when converting objects that had a __conform__
method).  One also has to watch out in C code when making a key from char *
using PyString in the C code but a str instance in Python code as that will not
longer compare equal.

Once str8 gains a constructor like the current bytes type then
test_modulefinder needs a cleanup as the fix is a little messy in that file.

Thanks goes to Thomas Lee for writing the patch for the change giving an
initial run-down of why most of the tests were failing.
2007-10-22 20:24:51 +00:00
..
RPM Merge current trunk into p3yk. This includes the PyNumber_Index API change, 2006-08-21 19:07:27 +00:00
Vim Kill execfile(), use exec() instead 2007-08-12 00:43:29 +00:00
ACKS Patch #1272, by Christian Heimes and Alexandre Vassalotti. 2007-10-15 02:52:41 +00:00
AIX-NOTES The fix to use . was incorporated 2003-06-08 02:25:17 +00:00
HISTORY Fixing the spelling of "writeable" to "writable", particularly PyBUF_WRITEABLE. 2007-09-17 17:55:36 +00:00
NEWS Make str/str8 comparisons return True/False for !=/==. 2007-10-22 20:24:51 +00:00
NEWS.help Bug #1014775: update NEWS.help for changes in docutils. 2004-08-30 14:33:25 +00:00
PURIFY.README Merge current trunk into p3yk. This includes the PyNumber_Index API change, 2006-08-21 19:07:27 +00:00
Porting Patch #411138: Rename config.h to pyconfig.h. Closes bug #231774. 2001-07-26 13:41:06 +00:00
README Remove support for BeOS 2007-08-17 12:57:41 +00:00
README.OpenBSD Add some notes about a recurring problem with OpenBSD 2006-01-09 07:29:03 +00:00
README.coverity Merged revisions 46753-51188 via svnmerge from 2006-08-11 14:57:12 +00:00
README.klocwork Merge current trunk into p3yk. This includes the PyNumber_Index API change, 2006-08-21 19:07:27 +00:00
README.valgrind Merge p3yk branch with the trunk up to revision 45595. This breaks a fair 2006-04-21 10:40:58 +00:00
RFD Initial revision 1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
SpecialBuilds.txt Four months of trunk changes (including a few releases...) 2006-12-13 04:49:30 +00:00
build.sh Merged revisions 57125-57128 via svnmerge from 2007-08-17 04:19:37 +00:00
cheatsheet Kill execfile(), use exec() instead 2007-08-12 00:43:29 +00:00
developers.txt Merged revisions 57620-57771 via svnmerge from 2007-08-30 22:15:33 +00:00
find_recursionlimit.py Run 2to3's print fixer over some places that had been missed. 2007-08-30 18:39:28 +00:00
gdbinit Get gdb macros working with unicode and PyVarObject change 2007-08-27 02:49:29 +00:00
indent.pro Some new files... 1994-09-14 14:06:46 +00:00
pymemcompat.h Fix grammatically inept comment. 2002-08-22 13:36:11 +00:00
python-config.in Bug #1074: make python-config with Py3k. 2007-09-01 07:27:37 +00:00
python-mode.el Kill execfile(), use exec() instead 2007-08-12 00:43:29 +00:00
python.man Get rid of xreadlines() (methods). 2006-03-17 08:29:44 +00:00
setuid-prog.c Fixing the spelling of "writeable" to "writable", particularly PyBUF_WRITEABLE. 2007-09-17 17:55:36 +00:00
valgrind-python.supp Merged revisions 55817-55961 via svnmerge from 2007-06-13 18:07:49 +00:00
vgrindefs Patch #1550800: make exec a function. 2006-09-06 06:51:57 +00:00

README

Python Misc subdirectory
========================

This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere.  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
----------------

ACKS		Acknowledgements
AIX-NOTES	Notes for building Python on AIX
cheatsheet	Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
find_recursionlimit.py  Script to find a value for sys.maxrecursionlimit
gdbinit		Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY		News from previous releases -- oldest last
HPUX-NOTES	Notes about dynamic loading under HP-UX
indent.pro	GNU indent profile approximating my C style
NEWS		News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
Porting		Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
PURIFY.README	Information for Purify users
pymemcompat.h	Memory interface compatibility file.
python.man	UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python-mode.el	Emacs mode for editing Python programs
README		The file you're reading now
README.valgrind	Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
RFD		Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
RPM		(Old) tools to build RPMs
SpecialBuilds.txt     Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
setuid-prog.c	C helper program for set-uid Python scripts
vgrindefs	Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)
valgrind-python.supp	Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind