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authorJack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl>1995-09-01 11:49:11 (GMT)
committerJack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl>1995-09-01 11:49:11 (GMT)
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These relnotes are relative to the last "official" MacPython release,
not to the intermediate releases.
- PPC python now uses a shared library organization. This allows the
- creation of dynamically loadable extension modules (see XXXX) and
- creation of python applets (see XXXX). A number of previously
+ creation of dynamically loadable extension modules (contact me) and
+ creation of python applets (see mkapplet.py). A number of previously
builtin modules are now dynamically loaded. Dynamically loaded
modules are distributed in the PlugIns folder.
-- All python versions now use
-- new binhex module (partially working)
+- Python modules can live in 'PYC ' resources (with a name equal to the
+ module name, so many modules can live in a single file). If you put a
+ file (in stead of a folder) in sys.path its resources will be searched.
+ See the PackLibDir script for creating such a file.
+- new binhex module (partially working, hexbin has problems)
- Python now has a Preferences file, editable with
EditPythonPrefs. Remembered are the python 'home folder' and the
initial value for sys.path. If no preferences file is found a simple