[Python-checkins] r63971 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
andrew.kuchling
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Jun 6 01:35:31 CEST 2008
Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Fri Jun 6 01:35:31 2008
New Revision: 63971
Log:
Add various items
Modified:
python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst (original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst Fri Jun 6 01:35:31 2008
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@
>>> format(75.6564, '.2f')
'75.66'
+
.. seealso::
:ref:`formatstrings`
@@ -1251,6 +1252,11 @@
(Contributed by Alexander Belopolsky; :issue:`1686487`.)
+* A new built-in, ``next(*iterator*, [*default*])`` returns the next item
+ from the specified iterator. If the *default* argument is supplied,
+ it will be returned if *iterator* has been exhausted; otherwise,
+ the :exc:`StopIteration` exception will be raised. (:issue:`2719`)
+
* Tuples now have an :meth:`index` method matching the list type's
:meth:`index` method::
@@ -1554,6 +1560,7 @@
:mod:`terminalcommand`.
A number of old IRIX-specific modules were deprecated:
+ :mod:`al` and :mod:`AL`,
:mod:`cd`,
:mod:`cddb`,
:mod:`cdplayer`,
@@ -1734,6 +1741,13 @@
to drop the built-in in the 2.x series. (Patched by
Christian Heimes; :issue:`1739906`.)
+* When possible, the :mod:`getpass` module will now use
+ :file:`/dev/tty` (when available) to print
+ a prompting message and read the password, falling back to using
+ standard error and standard input. If the password may be echoed to
+ the terminal, a warning is printed before the prompt is displayed.
+ (Contributed by Gregory P. Smith.)
+
* The :func:`glob.glob` function can now return Unicode filenames if
a Unicode path was used and Unicode filenames are matched within the
directory. (:issue:`1001604`)
@@ -1753,6 +1767,10 @@
This is more efficient than making a call to :func:`heappush` and then
:func:`heappop`.
+ :mod:`heapq` is now implemented to only use less-than comparison,
+ instead of the less-than-or-equal comparison it previously used.
+ This makes :mod:`heapq`'s usage of a type match that of the
+ :meth:`list.sort` method.
(Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
* An optional ``timeout`` parameter was added to the
@@ -1847,6 +1865,11 @@
is true, opening of the log file is deferred until the first
:meth:`emit` call is made. (Contributed by Vinay Sajip.)
+ :class:`TimedRotatingFileHandler` also has a *utc* constructor
+ parameter. If the argument is true, UTC time will be used
+ in determining when midnight occurs and in generating filenames;
+ otherwise local time will be used.
+
* The :mod:`macfs` module has been removed. This in turn required the
:func:`macostools.touched` function to be removed because it depended on the
:mod:`macfs` module. (:issue:`1490190`)
@@ -2114,12 +2137,20 @@
(Contributed by Neal Norwitz and Georg Brandl.)
Information about the command-line arguments supplied to the Python
- interpreter are available as attributes of a ``sys.flags`` named
- tuple. For example, the :attr:`verbose` attribute is true if Python
+ interpreter is available by reading attributes of a named
+ tuple available as ``sys.flags``. For example, the :attr:`verbose`
+ attribute is true if Python
was executed in verbose mode, :attr:`debug` is true in debugging mode, etc.
These attributes are all read-only.
(Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
+ A new function, :func:`getsizeof`, takes a Python object and returns
+ the amount of memory used by the object, measured in bytes. Built-in
+ objects return correct results; third-party extensions may not,
+ but can define a :meth:`__sizeof__` method to return the
+ object's size.
+ (Contributed by Robert Schuppenies; :issue:`2898`.)
+
It's now possible to determine the current profiler and tracer functions
by calling :func:`sys.getprofile` and :func:`sys.gettrace`.
(Contributed by Georg Brandl; :issue:`1648`.)
@@ -2205,6 +2236,10 @@
(Contributed by Dwayne Bailey; :issue:`1581073`.)
+* The :mod:`threading` module's :class:`Thread` objects
+ gained a :meth:`getIdent` method that returns the thread's
+ identifier, a nonzero integer. (Contributed by XXX; :issue:`2871`.)
+
* The :mod:`timeit` module now accepts callables as well as strings
for the statement being timed and for the setup code.
Two convenience functions were added for creating
@@ -2214,6 +2249,24 @@
the corresponding method. (Contributed by Erik Demaine;
:issue:`1533909`.)
+* The :mod:`turtle` module for turtle graphics was greatly enhanced by
+ Gregor Lingl. New features in the module include:
+
+ * Better animation of turtle movement and rotation.
+ * Control over turtle movement using the new delay(),
+ tracer(), and speed() methods.
+ * The ability to set new shapes for the turtle, and to
+ define a new coordinate system.
+ * Turtles now have an undo() method that can roll back actions.
+ * Simple support for reacting to input events such as mouse and keyboard
+ activity, making it possible to write simple games.
+ * A :file:`turtle.cfg` file can be used to customize the starting appearance
+ of the turtle's screen.
+ * The module's docstrings can be replaced by new docstrings that have been
+ translated into another language.
+
+ (:issue:`1513695`)
+
* An optional ``timeout`` parameter was added to the
:func:`urllib.urlopen` function and the
:class:`urllib.ftpwrapper` class constructor, as well as the
@@ -2256,8 +2309,10 @@
not necessarily correct for all applications. Code using
:mod:`xmlrpclib` should convert :class:`date` and :class:`time`
instances. (:issue:`1330538`) The code can also handle
- dates before 1900. (Contributed by Ralf Schmitt; :issue:`2014`.)
-
+ dates before 1900 (contributed by Ralf Schmitt; :issue:`2014`)
+ and 64-bit integers represented by using ``<i8>`` in XML-RPC responses
+ (contributed by XXX; :issue:`2985`).
+
* The :mod:`zipfile` module's :class:`ZipFile` class now has
:meth:`extract` and :meth:`extractall` methods that will unpack
a single file or all the files in the archive to the current directory, or
@@ -2273,9 +2328,14 @@
(Contributed by Alan McIntyre; :issue:`467924`.)
- Also, :mod:`zipfile` now supports using Unicode filenames
- for archived files. (Contributed by Alexey Borzenkov; :issue:`1734346`.)
+ The :meth:`open`, :meth:`read` and :meth:`extract` methods can now
+ take either a filename or a :class:`ZipInfo` object. This is useful when an
+ archive accidentally contains a duplicated filename.
+ (Contributed by Graham Horler; :issue:`1775025`.)
+ Finally, :mod:`zipfile` now supports using Unicode filenames
+ for archived files. (Contributed by Alexey Borzenkov; :issue:`1734346`.)
+
.. ======================================================================
.. whole new modules get described in subsections here
@@ -2470,10 +2530,8 @@
results, and then compiles using these results for optimization.
(Contributed by Gregory P. Smith.)
-
.. ======================================================================
-
Port-Specific Changes: Windows
-----------------------------------
@@ -2518,6 +2576,16 @@
.. ======================================================================
+Port-Specific Changes: MacOS X
+-----------------------------------
+
+* When compiling a framework build of Python, you can now specify the
+ framework name to be used by providing the
+ :option:`--with-framework-name=` option to the
+ :program:`configure` script.
+
+.. ======================================================================
+
.. _section-other:
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