programming style.

Recoded many routines to incorporate better error checking, and/or
better versions of the same function found elsewhere
(e.g. bltinmodule.c or ceval.c).  In particular,
Py_Number_{Int,Long,Float}() now convert from strings, just like the
built-in functions int(), long() and float().

Sequences and mappings are now safe to have NULL function pointers
anywhere in their tp_as_sequence or tp_as_mapping fields.  (A few
places in other files need to be checked in too.)

Renamed PySequence_In() to PySequence_Contains().

	versions <= 1.2, >= 1.3.

old value in a temporary and XDECREF it only after then new value has
been set.  This prevents the (unlikely) case where the destructor of
the member uses the containing object -- it would find it in an
undefined state.

Similar to {description}.

# XXX TO DO: make the distribution functions below into methods.

get_line_buffer() does not take an optional argument.

be used just as well, so this saves one Python call in many cases!

Run 500 steps instead of forever.

targets.  On some platforms this would cause an infinite Make
recursion.  Also remove "Doc" from the SUBDIRSTOO variable, since it
no longer exists in the standard distribution.

py-execute-import-or-reload.  Same semantics as
compilation-ask-about-save.

(single and double quoted triple quoted strings :-) with embedded
single like-quotes.  Also recognizes raw prefix.

(py-execute-import-or-reload): Cool new command that imports or
reloads the current file as a module, so as not to clutter the global
namespace.  Bound to C-c C-m.

(py-execute-def-or-class): New command that sends the current def or
class to the interpreter.  Bound to C-M-x.

(py-execute-string): New command that sends arbitrary string to the
interpreter.  Not bound by default.

(py-describe-mode): Doco updates.

py-beginning-of-def-or-class, and defaliased for backwards
compatibility.  ME patch to add optional second argument, count.

(end-of-python-def-or-class): Renamed to py-end-of-def-or-class, and
defaliased for backwards compatibility.  ME patch to add optional
second argument, count.

	inited, call init().

because the path through the code would notice that sys.__path__ did
not exist and it would fall back to the default path (builtins +
sys.path) instead of failing).  No longer.

(py-shell): Recognize the Python debugger prompt

(py-jump-to-exception): Force into python-mode any buffer that gets
jumped to on exception.  Cope with py-exception-buffer possibly a
cons.

#of his patches to follow.

packages.  (Mark Hammond)

Folded some long lines.

packages.  (Mark Hammond)

Remove Emacs cruft.

	to filename extension.

inaccuracies in mktime_tz().

From: Piers Lauder <piers@staff.cs.usyd.edu.au>
To: Python List <python-list@cwi.nl>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 09:51:53 +1000

Following is a context diff for imaplib.py in the Python1.5.1 distribution.
It fixes 2 bugs. One to do with argument quoting, and the other to do with
caching of un-tagged responses. Apologies for its size.