[Numpy-discussion] Note to developers: Pyrex, Python 2.5, and exceptions

[Robert Kern]

The official distribution of Pyrex has not been completely updated for Python
2.5. The change of the base Exception to new-style classes causes errors in some
of the code that Pyrex generates to handle exceptions. I've been using the
branch of Pyrex that the lxml project maintains which includes a fix for this:

  http://codespeak.net/svn/lxml/pyrex/

When regenerating mtrand.c from mtrand.pyx, please use this version instead of
the official version.

Thank you.

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco