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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ -How to install Python 2.0c1 on your Macintosh ---------------------------------------------- +How to install Python 2.0 on your Macintosh +------------------------------------------- If this is your first encounter with Python: you definitely need the common user documentation (common to all platforms). You can find this -(in various forms) on www.python.org and ftp.python.org. Through -there, or via http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html you can also find -the most recent MacPython distribution. +(in various forms) on www.pythonlabs.com, www.python.org and +ftp.python.org. Through there, or via +http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html you can also find the most recent +MacPython distribution. Mac-specific documentation is included in this distribution in folder Mac:Demo. The documentation is sparse, but it will have to serve for @@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ All these except the DevKit are installed with Easy Install. After the installer finishes it automatically launches the ConfigurePython applet, to finish configuration of your Python. -If you have previously installed another copy of 2.0b1 you should manually +If you have previously installed another copy of 2.0 you should manually remove your preference file first (but no such action is needed for installing beside older MacPythons, and they will live together happily). @@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ Uninstalling ------------ Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared -library "PythonCore 2.0c1" lives in the Extensions folder and the -"Python 2.0c1 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder in the +library "PythonCore 2.0" lives in the Extensions folder and the +"Python 2.0 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder in the Preferences folder. All the rest of Python lives in the folder you installed in. @@ -138,9 +139,9 @@ that this means you can keep your older version around if you are unsure whether to upgrade. The bad news is that your old preference settings are lost and you have to set them again. -After you are satisfied that 2.0c1 works as expected you can trash +After you are satisfied that 2.0 works as expected you can trash anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not -"2.0c1". +"2.0". The installer ------------- @@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ Thanks go to the whole Python community with Guido in the lead, of course. Mac-specific thanks go to the pythonmac-sig, Just van Rossum, Corran Webster, Tony Ingraldi, Erik van Blokland, Bill Bedford, Chris Stern, Gordon Worley, Oliver Steele, M. Papillon, Steven Majewski, David -Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre and all the other people who -provided feedback, code or both! +Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre, Tattoo Mabonzo K., Russell Finn, +Tom Bridgman and all the other people who provided feedback, code or both! MacPython includes waste, a TextEdit replacement which is (c) 1998 Marco Piovanelli. diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes b/Mac/Relnotes index 590134d..b075f00 100644 --- a/Mac/Relnotes +++ b/Mac/Relnotes @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Changes in 2.0c2 since 1.5.2 ------------------------------ +Changes in 2.0 since 1.5.2 +-------------------------- These release notes refer to Mac-specific changes only. See NEWS (in the Misc folder) for machine-independent changes. @@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ have to leave it at the highlights: projects. (new since 2.0b1) - The "keep console open" options are now always, never, on error and on unseen output. The latter is the new default. There is also a call - MacOS.KeepConsole() which allows programs to override the behaviour. + MacOS.KeepConsole() which allows programs to override the behaviour, and + a call MacOS.OutputSeen() which acknowledges all output until now. (new since 2.0b1) - Missing Numeric modules are included. They may not be on sys.path, however. (new since 2.0b1) - gdbm works again. (new since 2.0b1) - Command-. and threads don't bite each other as badly anymore. (new since 2.0c1) - InstallPython will optionally copy PythonCore in stead of creating an alias, when needed. (new since 2.0c1) +- All bugs reported to the pythonmac-sig in the 2.0c1 period have been fixed. What is not in this distribution |