Commit 97f005d1 authored by Barry Warsaw's avatar Barry Warsaw

Prep for Python 3.1!

parent 815427c4
......@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes the various releases.
+----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2008 | PSF | yes |
+----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
| 3.0 | 2.6 | 2007 | PSF | yes |
| 3.0 | 2.6 | 2008 | PSF | yes |
+----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
.. note::
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......@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Using the Python Interpreter
Invoking the Interpreter
========================
The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.0`
The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.1`
on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command ::
python3.0
python3.1
to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
......@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Python guru or system administrator. (E.g., :file:`/usr/local/python` is a
popular alternative location.)
On Windows machines, the Python installation is usually placed in
:file:`C:\\Python30`, though you can change this when you're running the
:file:`C:\\Python31`, though you can change this when you're running the
installer. To add this directory to your path, you can type the following
command into the command prompt in a DOS box::
set path=%path%;C:\python30
set path=%path%;C:\python31
Typing an end-of-file character (:kbd:`Control-D` on Unix, :kbd:`Control-Z` on
Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit
......@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ with the *secondary prompt*, by default three dots (``...``). The interpreter
prints a welcome message stating its version number and a copyright notice
before printing the first prompt::
$ python3.0
Python 3.0a1 (py3k, Sep 12 2007, 12:21:02)
$ python3.1
Python 3.1a1 (py3k, Sep 12 2007, 12:21:02)
[GCC 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-8)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
.. XXX update for final release of Python 3.0
.. XXX update for final release of Python 3.1
Continuation lines are needed when entering a multi-line construct. As an
example, take a look at this :keyword:`if` statement::
......@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Executable Python Scripts
On BSD'ish Unix systems, Python scripts can be made directly executable, like
shell scripts, by putting the line ::
#! /usr/bin/env python3.0
#! /usr/bin/env python3.1
(assuming that the interpreter is on the user's :envvar:`PATH`) at the beginning
of the script and giving the file an executable mode. The ``#!`` must be the
......@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ in the script::
.. rubric:: Footnotes
.. [#] On Unix, the 3.0 interpreter is by default not installed with the
.. [#] On Unix, the 3.1 interpreter is by default not installed with the
executable named ``python``, so that it does not conflict with a
simultaneously installed Python 2.x executable.
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......@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ operating system::
>>> os.system('time 0:02')
0
>>> os.getcwd() # Return the current working directory
'C:\\Python30'
'C:\\Python31'
>>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs')
Be sure to use the ``import os`` style instead of ``from os import *``. This
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......@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ applications include caching objects that are expensive to create::
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
d['primary'] # entry was automatically removed
File "C:/python30/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
File "C:/python31/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
o = self.data[key]()
KeyError: 'primary'
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......@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
/* Version parsed out into numeric values */
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 3
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 0
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 1
#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 0
#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 3
#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
#define PY_VERSION "3.0rc3+"
#define PY_VERSION "3.1a0"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
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......@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ the various releases.
2.5 2.4 2006 PSF yes
2.5.1 2.5 2007 PSF yes
2.6 2.5 2008 PSF yes
3.0 2.6 2007 PSF yes
3.0 2.6 2008 PSF yes
Footnotes:
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......@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
#
#--start constants--
__version__ = "3.0rc3"
__version__ = "3.1a0"
#--end constants--
IDLE_VERSION = "3.0rc3"
IDLE_VERSION = "3.1a0"
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This is Python version 3.0 release candidate 3
==============================================
This is Python version 3.1 alpha 0
==================================
For notes specific to this release, see RELNOTES in this directory.
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Python Software Foundation.
All rights reserved.
Python 3000 (a.k.a. "Py3k", and released as Python 3.0) is a new
version of the language, which is incompatible with the 2.x line of
releases. The language is mostly the same, but many details,
especially how built-in objects like dictionaries and strings work,
have changed considerably, and a lot of deprecated features have
finally been removed.
Python 3.x is a new version of the language, which is incompatible with the
2.x line of releases. The language is mostly the same, but many details,
especially how built-in objects like dictionaries and strings work, have
changed considerably, and a lot of deprecated features have finally been
removed.
This is an ongoing project; the cleanup isn't expected to be complete
until some time in 2008. In particular there are plans to reorganize
......@@ -21,22 +20,15 @@ the standard library namespace.
Release Schedule
----------------
The release plan is to have a series of alpha releases in 2007 and 2008,
beta releases in 2008, and a final release in October 2008. The alpha
releases are primarily aimed at developers who want a sneak peek at the
new langauge, especially those folks who plan to port their code to
Python 3000. The hope is that by the time of the final release, many
3rd party packages will already be available in a 3.0-compatible form.
See PEP 361 for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0361/
See PEP XXX for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-XXX/
Documentation
-------------
Documentation for Python 3000 is online, updated twice a day:
Documentation for Python 3.1 is online, updated twice a day:
http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/
http://docs.python.org/dev/3.1/
All documentation is also available online at the Python web site
(http://docs.python.org/, see below). It is available online for
......@@ -48,9 +40,9 @@ translators, and people with special formatting requirements.
This is a work in progress; please help improve it!
The design documents for Python 3000 are also online. While the
reference documentation is being updated, the PEPs are often the best
source of information about new features. Start by reading PEP 3000:
The design documents for Python 3 are also online. While the reference
documentation is being updated, the PEPs are often the best source of
information about new features. Start by reading PEP 3000:
http://python.org/dev/peps/pep-3000/
......@@ -58,15 +50,15 @@ source of information about new features. Start by reading PEP 3000:
What's New
----------
For an overview of what's new in Python 3000, see Guido van Rossum's
blog at artima.com:
For an overview of what's new in Python 3, see Guido van Rossum's blog at
artima.com:
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=guido
We try to eventually have a comprehensive overview of the changes in
the "What's New in Python 3.0" document, found at
the "What's New in Python 3.1" document, found at
http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0
http://docs.python.org/dev/3.1/whatsnew/3.1
Please help write it!
......@@ -88,13 +80,12 @@ current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/.
Converting From Python 2.x to 3.0
Converting From Python 2.x to 3.x
---------------------------------
Python 2.6 (to be released concurrent with Python 3.0) will contain features
to help locating code that needs to be changed, such as optional warnings when
deprecated features are used, and backported versions of certain key Python
3000 features.
Python starting with 2.6 will contain features to help locating code that
needs to be changed, such as optional warnings when deprecated features are
used, and backported versions of certain key Python 3.x features.
Installing multiple versions
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Python 3.0 Release Notes
========================
Python 3 Release Notes
======================
These release notes describe unfinished work, or important notes that Python
3.0 adopters need to be aware of. This is not a complete list of changes for
Python 3.0 -- for that, see Misc/NEWS.
These release notes describe unfinished work, or important notes that Python 3
adopters need to be aware of. This is not a complete list of changes for
Python 3 -- for that, see Misc/NEWS.
Please report bugs to http://bugs.python.org/
The list of all known open issues for Python 3.0 can be found here:
The list of all known open issues for Python 3 can be found here:
http://bugs.python.org/issue?%40search_text=&title=&%40columns=title&id=&%40columns=id&creation=&creator=&activity=&%40columns=activity&%40sort=activity&actor=&nosy=&type=&components=&versions=12&dependencies=&assignee=&keywords=&priority=&%40group=priority&status=1&%40columns=status&resolution=&%40pagesize=50&%40startwith=0&%40queryname=&%40old-queryname=&%40action=search
Additional notes for Python 3.0 final
-------------------------------------
Additional notes for Python 3
-----------------------------
* The bsddb3 package has been removed from the standard library. It is
available as a separate distutils based package from the Python Cheeseshop.
If you need bsddb3 support in Python 3.0, you can find it here:
If you need bsddb3 support in Python 3, you can find it here:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bsddb3
* The email package needs quite a bit of work to make it consistent with
respect to bytes and strings. There have been discussions on
email-sig@python.org about where to go with the email package for 3.0, but
this was not resolved in time for 3.0 final. With enough care though, the
email package in Python 3.0 should be about as usable as it is with Python
email-sig@python.org about where to go with the email package for Python 3,
but this was not resolved in time for 3.0 final. With enough care though,
the email package in Python 3 should be about as usable as it is with Python
2.
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