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| -rw-r--r-- | Mac/ReadMe | 8 | ||||
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -How to install Python 2.0b1 on your Macintosh +How to install Python 2.0b1+ on your Macintosh --------------------------------------------- If this is your first encounter with Python: you definitely need the @@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ now. The documentation is in HTML format, start with index.html. Caveats ------- -This is a beta version, so use with caution. +This is a beta version, so use with caution. This b1+ beta has received +only very little testing, use the older b1 if it proves problematic. + +If you have used an earlier version of 2.0b1 you _must_ remove your old +preference file, the files are incompatible. Aside from the general new Python 2.0 features (compared to 1.5.2, there was no 1.6 for the macintosh) like unicode support the main new features diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes b/Mac/Relnotes index cd8de68..4f61515 100644 --- a/Mac/Relnotes +++ b/Mac/Relnotes @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Changes in 2.0b1 since 1.5.2 ----------------------------- +Changes in 2.0b1+ since 1.5.2 +----------------------------- These release notes refer to Mac-specific changes only. See NEWS (in the Misc folder) for machine-independent changes. @@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ have to leave it at the highlights: - Added macos.FreeMem(), MaxBlock() and CompactMem(), mainly so apps in Python can give low-memory warnings. - MediaDescr module parses some QuickTime media descriptions (but definitely not all). +- A new method EasyDialogs.GetArgv() which makes it easy for the end-user to provide + unix-style sys.argv arguments. (new since 2.0b1) +- There's a new package, mkcwproject, that creates and builds CodeWarrior + 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. (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) + What is not in this distribution -------------------------------- @@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ What is not in this distribution - Stackless Python/microthreads hasn't been ported to 2.0 yet. If/when it becomes available Just will undoubtedly announce it on pythonmac-sig. - Carbon support is not in here, but should be happening as soon as GUSI is ready. -- Distutils is not in here, again due to lack of time. +- Distutils is not in here, but Corran Webster and myself are working on it. Known problems -------------- @@ -48,4 +57,3 @@ http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html. - Aliases do not work in sys.path entries. - Once you have used multiple threads you cannot raise KeyboardInterrupt anymore: typing command-. will immedeately exit the interpreter. -- The gdbm module does not work. |