Commit 7326c95c authored by Jason Madden's avatar Jason Madden

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What's new in gevent 1.1 What's new in gevent 1.1
========================== ==========================
Detailed information an what has changed is avaialble in the Detailed information an what has changed is available in the
:doc:`changelog`. This document summarizes the most important changes :doc:`changelog`. This document summarizes the most important changes
since gevent 1.0.3. since gevent 1.0.3.
Platform Support Platform Support
================ ================
gevent 1.1 support Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, and 3.4 on the CPython (python.org) gevent 1.1 supports Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, and 3.4 on the CPython
interpreter. It also supports PyPy 2.5.0 and above (with best results (`python.org`_) interpreter. It also supports `PyPy`_ 2.5.0 and above (with
being obtained on PyPy 2.7.0 and above); PyPy3 is not supported. best results being obtained on PyPy 2.7.0 and above); PyPy3 is not
supported.
Support for Python 2.5 was removed when support for Python 3 was Support for Python 2.5 was removed when support for Python 3 was
added. Any further releases in the 1.0.x line will maintain support added. Any further releases in the 1.0.x line will maintain support
for Python 2.5. for Python 2.5.
.. _python.org: http://www.python.org/downloads/
.. _PyPy: http://pypy.org
PyPy Notes PyPy Notes
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an indeterminate amount of time, and a reference leak would an indeterminate amount of time, and a reference leak would
result in it never being closed. It also meant that Python 3 result in it never being closed. It also meant that Python 3
would produce ResourceWarnings, and PyPy (which, unlike would produce ResourceWarnings, and PyPy (which, unlike
CPython, does not use a reference-counted GC) would only close CPython, `does not use a reference-counted GC`_) would only close
(and flush) the socket at an arbitrary time in the future. (and flush) the socket at an arbitrary time in the future.
If your application relied on the socket not being closed when If your application relied on the socket not being closed when
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subclass the server to prevent it from closing the socket; the subclass the server to prevent it from closing the socket; the
former approach is strongly preferred. former approach is strongly preferred.
.. _does not use a reference-counted GC: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/cpython_differences.html#differences-related-to-garbage-collection-strategies
- :class:`gevent.pywsgi.WSGIServer` ensures that headers set by the - :class:`gevent.pywsgi.WSGIServer` ensures that headers set by the
application can be encoded in the ISO-8859-1 charset. application can be encoded in the ISO-8859-1 charset.
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current default Python encoding. In some cases, this could allow current default Python encoding. In some cases, this could allow
non-Latin-1 characters to be sent in the headers, but this violated non-Latin-1 characters to be sent in the headers, but this violated
the HTTP specification, and their interpretation by the recipient is the HTTP specification, and their interpretation by the recipient is
unknown. Now, a UnicodeError will be raised. unknown. Now, a :exc:`UnicodeError` will be raised.
Most applications that adhered to the WSGI PEP, :pep:`3333`, will not Most applications that adhered to the WSGI PEP, :pep:`3333`, will not
need to make any changes. See :issue:`614` for more discussion. need to make any changes. See :issue:`614` for more discussion.
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