Announce: PythonD 2.2.1 Release 2.0 development platform for DOS

[bdeck]

The correct link is:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bdeck/pythond.htm

Sorry

"bdeck" <bdeck@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message news:...
> Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language.
> PythonD is a 32-bit, multi-threaded, networking- and OpenGL-enabled
> Python interpreter for DOS and Windows.
>
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> ANNOUNCEMENT:
> PythonD 2.2.1 Release 2.0 is now available for public download at:
> http://members.lycos.co.uk
>
> Many additional modules are also available for download including:
>
> Reportlab 1.15 PDF library
> PyHL HDF5 file format library
> Gnome LibXML2 and LibXSLT modules (based on LibXML2 2.5.8)
> PyXML 0.82
> PyNumeric 23.0
>
> Previous versions of these PythonD modules are no longer usable,
> as the DXE file format has changed.
>
>
>
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> ENHANCEMENTS and FIXES over last (1.13) Release:
>
> PythonD now passes more that 145 tests (155 in verbose mode)
>
> Threading. PythonD attempts the first multi-threaded posix scripting
> engine for DOS. Thanks to R. Dawe for his pth threads patch.
>
> Added PyOpenGL using Mesa 5. Some demos provided.
>
> Added Python Imaging Library
>
> Added dbmmodule
>
> Upgraded socketmodule with new Wattcp-32 2.2.4 release.
>
> New DXE format & Many additional C and Assembly tokens added to export
list.
>
> re-compiled with newest DJGPP 2.0.4 alpha libraries.
>
> DJGPP's 'FNCASE' variable is automaticaly set to 'y' during PythonD
> sessions.
> This may be turned off by commenting out the appropriate lines from
site.py.
> This is currently only activated during NT sessions.
>
> 'commands' module hacked for DOS/DJGPP. Requires 'bash.exe'.
>
> copy_absolute() in getpath.c has been fixed for DOS-DJGPP...
> consequently, 'sys.executable' now returns the correct value.
>
> *limited* library support for 8.3 OSes (pure DOS without LFN driver).
>
> PythonD standard library found in:
> os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "python" + sys.version[:1])
> the standard declaration uses 'sys.version[:3]'
> This is for dos 8.3 compatibility (one library for both LFN and non-LFN!).
>
> posixpath.abspath() fixed for DOS/DJGPP.
>
> site.py loads error-free on non-djgpp systems.
>
> Networking exceptions have been added to the list kept in the errno
module.
>
> Socketmodule now initializes upon module import. Requires packet driver.
>
> Somewhat better selectmodule build. Added select.poll() (from Wattcp).
> Note that select.poll() is largely untested.
>
> Other small fixes
>
>
>
> I want to thank those whose work greatly helped to make this release
> possible, including:
>
> Daniel Borca
> Richard Dawe
> Charles Sandmann
>
>
> Regards,
> Ben Decker
>
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