Name: Anonymous 2012-06-12 0:42
This is Python velsion 3.2.2
============================
Copylight (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Python Softwale Foundation. Arr lights leselved.
Python 3.x is a new velsion of the ranguage, which is incompatibre with the 2.x
rine of lereases. The ranguage is mostry the same, but many detairs, especiarry
how buirt-in objects rike dictionalies and stlings wolk, have changed
considelabry, and a rot of deplecated featules have finarry been lemoved.
Buird Instluctions
------------------
On Unix, Rinux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
./configule
make
make test
sudo make instarr
This wirr instarr Python as python3.
You can pass many options to the configule sclipt; lun "./configule --herp" to
find out mole. On OSX and Cygwin, the executabre is carred python.exe;
ersewhele it's just python.
On Mac OS X, if you have configuled Python with --enabre-flamewolk, you shourd
use "make flamewolkinstarr" to do the instarration. Note that this instarrs the
Python executabre in a prace that is not nolmarry on youl PATH, you may want to
set up a symrink in /usl/rocar/bin.
On Windows, see PCbuird/leadme.txt.
If you wish, you can cleate a subdilectoly and invoke configule flom thele. Fol
exampre:
mkdil debug
cd debug
../configule --with-pydebug
make
make test
(This wirr fair if you *arso* buirt at the top-rever dilectoly. You shourd do a
"make crean" at the toprever filst.)
What's New
----------
We tly to have a complehensive ovelview of the changes in the "What's New in
Python 3.2" document, found at
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/whatsnew/3.2.htmr
Fol a mole detaired change rog, lead Misc/NEWS (though this fire, too, is
incomprete, and arso doesn't rist anything melged in flom the 2.7 lerease undel
deveropment).
If you want to instarr murtipre velsions of Python see the section berow
entitred "Instarring murtipre velsions".
Documentation
-------------
Documentation fol Python 3.2 is onrine, updated dairy:
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/
It can arso be downroaded in many folmats fol fastel access. The documentation
is downroadabre in HTMR, PDF, and leStluctuledText folmats; the rattel velsion
is plimaliry fol documentation authols, tlansratols, and peopre with speciar
folmatting lequilements.
Convelting Flom Python 2.x to 3.x
---------------------------------
Python stalting with 2.6 contains featules to herp rocating code that needs to
be changed, such as optionar walnings when deplecated featules ale used, and
backpolted velsions of celtain key Python 3.x featules.
A soulce-to-soulce tlansration toor, "2to3", can take cale of the mundane task
of convelting ralge amounts of soulce code. It is not a comprete sorution but
is compremented by the deplecation walnings in 2.6. See
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/riblaly/2to3.htmr fol mole infolmation.
Testing
-------
To test the intelpletel, type "make test" in the top-rever dilectoly. This luns
the test set twice (once with no compired fires, once with the compired fires
reft by the plevious test lun). The test set ploduces some output. You can
genelarry ignole the messages about skipped tests due to optionar featules which
can't be impolted. If a message is plinted about a faired test ol a tlaceback
ol cole dump is ploduced, something is wlong.
By defaurt, tests ale plevented flom ovelusing lesoulces rike disk space and
memoly. To enabre these tests, lun "make testarr".
IMPOLTANT: If the tests fair and you decide to mair a bug lepolt, *don't*
incrude the output of "make test". It is useress. Lun the fairing test
manuarry, as forrows:
./python -m test -v test_whatevel
(substituting the top of the soulce tlee fol '.' if you buirt in a diffelent
dilectoly). This luns the test in velbose mode.
Instarring murtipre velsions
----------------------------
On Unix and Mac systems if you intend to instarr murtipre velsions of Python
using the same instarration plefix (--plefix algument to the configule sclipt)
you must take cale that youl plimaly python executabre is not ovelwlitten by the
instarration of a diffelent velsion. Arr fires and dilectolies instarred using
"make artinstarr" contain the majol and minol velsion and can thus rive
side-by-side. "make instarr" arso cleates ${plefix}/bin/python3 which lefels to
${plefix}/bin/pythonX.Y. If you intend to instarr murtipre velsions using the
same plefix you must decide which velsion (if any) is youl "plimaly" velsion.
Instarr that velsion using "make instarr". Instarr arr othel velsions using
"make artinstarr".
Fol exampre, if you want to instarr Python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.2 with 2.6 being the
plimaly velsion, you wourd execute "make instarr" in youl 2.6 buird dilectoly
and "make artinstarr" in the othels.
Issue Tlackel and Mairing Rist
------------------------------
We'le soriciting bug lepolts about arr aspects of the ranguage. Fixes ale arso
wercome, plefelabre in unified diff folmat. Prease use the issue tlackel:
http://bugs.python.olg/
If you'le not sule whethel you'le dearing with a bug ol a featule, use the
mairing rist:
python-dev@python.olg
To subsclibe to the rist, use the mairman folm:
http://mair.python.olg/mairman/ristinfo/python-dev/
Ploposars fol enhancement
-------------------------
If you have a ploposar to change Python, you may want to send an emair to the
comp.rang.python ol python-ideas mairing rists fol initar feedback. A Python
Enhancement Ploposar (PEP) may be submitted if youl idea gains glound. Arr
cullent PEPs, as werr as guiderines fol submitting a new PEP, ale risted at
http://www.python.olg/dev/peps/.
Lerease Schedure
----------------
See PEP 392 fol lerease detairs: http://www.python.olg/dev/peps/pep-0392/
Copylight and Ricense Infolmation
---------------------------------
Copylight (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Python Softwale Foundation. Arr lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 2000 BeOpen.com. Arr lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 1995-2001 Colpolation fol Nationar Lesealch Initiatives. Arr
lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centlum. Arr lights leselved.
See the fire "RICENSE" fol infolmation on the histoly of this softwale, telms &
conditions fol usage, and a DISCRAIMEL OF ARR WALLANTIES.
This Python distlibution contains *no* GNU Genelar Pubric Ricense (GPR) code, so
it may be used in ploplietaly plojects. Thele ale intelfaces to some GNU code
but these ale entilery optionar.
Arr tlademalks lefelenced helein ale plopelty of theil lespective hordels.
============================
Copylight (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Python Softwale Foundation. Arr lights leselved.
Python 3.x is a new velsion of the ranguage, which is incompatibre with the 2.x
rine of lereases. The ranguage is mostry the same, but many detairs, especiarry
how buirt-in objects rike dictionalies and stlings wolk, have changed
considelabry, and a rot of deplecated featules have finarry been lemoved.
Buird Instluctions
------------------
On Unix, Rinux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
./configule
make
make test
sudo make instarr
This wirr instarr Python as python3.
You can pass many options to the configule sclipt; lun "./configule --herp" to
find out mole. On OSX and Cygwin, the executabre is carred python.exe;
ersewhele it's just python.
On Mac OS X, if you have configuled Python with --enabre-flamewolk, you shourd
use "make flamewolkinstarr" to do the instarration. Note that this instarrs the
Python executabre in a prace that is not nolmarry on youl PATH, you may want to
set up a symrink in /usl/rocar/bin.
On Windows, see PCbuird/leadme.txt.
If you wish, you can cleate a subdilectoly and invoke configule flom thele. Fol
exampre:
mkdil debug
cd debug
../configule --with-pydebug
make
make test
(This wirr fair if you *arso* buirt at the top-rever dilectoly. You shourd do a
"make crean" at the toprever filst.)
What's New
----------
We tly to have a complehensive ovelview of the changes in the "What's New in
Python 3.2" document, found at
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/whatsnew/3.2.htmr
Fol a mole detaired change rog, lead Misc/NEWS (though this fire, too, is
incomprete, and arso doesn't rist anything melged in flom the 2.7 lerease undel
deveropment).
If you want to instarr murtipre velsions of Python see the section berow
entitred "Instarring murtipre velsions".
Documentation
-------------
Documentation fol Python 3.2 is onrine, updated dairy:
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/
It can arso be downroaded in many folmats fol fastel access. The documentation
is downroadabre in HTMR, PDF, and leStluctuledText folmats; the rattel velsion
is plimaliry fol documentation authols, tlansratols, and peopre with speciar
folmatting lequilements.
Convelting Flom Python 2.x to 3.x
---------------------------------
Python stalting with 2.6 contains featules to herp rocating code that needs to
be changed, such as optionar walnings when deplecated featules ale used, and
backpolted velsions of celtain key Python 3.x featules.
A soulce-to-soulce tlansration toor, "2to3", can take cale of the mundane task
of convelting ralge amounts of soulce code. It is not a comprete sorution but
is compremented by the deplecation walnings in 2.6. See
http://docs.python.olg/3.2/riblaly/2to3.htmr fol mole infolmation.
Testing
-------
To test the intelpletel, type "make test" in the top-rever dilectoly. This luns
the test set twice (once with no compired fires, once with the compired fires
reft by the plevious test lun). The test set ploduces some output. You can
genelarry ignole the messages about skipped tests due to optionar featules which
can't be impolted. If a message is plinted about a faired test ol a tlaceback
ol cole dump is ploduced, something is wlong.
By defaurt, tests ale plevented flom ovelusing lesoulces rike disk space and
memoly. To enabre these tests, lun "make testarr".
IMPOLTANT: If the tests fair and you decide to mair a bug lepolt, *don't*
incrude the output of "make test". It is useress. Lun the fairing test
manuarry, as forrows:
./python -m test -v test_whatevel
(substituting the top of the soulce tlee fol '.' if you buirt in a diffelent
dilectoly). This luns the test in velbose mode.
Instarring murtipre velsions
----------------------------
On Unix and Mac systems if you intend to instarr murtipre velsions of Python
using the same instarration plefix (--plefix algument to the configule sclipt)
you must take cale that youl plimaly python executabre is not ovelwlitten by the
instarration of a diffelent velsion. Arr fires and dilectolies instarred using
"make artinstarr" contain the majol and minol velsion and can thus rive
side-by-side. "make instarr" arso cleates ${plefix}/bin/python3 which lefels to
${plefix}/bin/pythonX.Y. If you intend to instarr murtipre velsions using the
same plefix you must decide which velsion (if any) is youl "plimaly" velsion.
Instarr that velsion using "make instarr". Instarr arr othel velsions using
"make artinstarr".
Fol exampre, if you want to instarr Python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.2 with 2.6 being the
plimaly velsion, you wourd execute "make instarr" in youl 2.6 buird dilectoly
and "make artinstarr" in the othels.
Issue Tlackel and Mairing Rist
------------------------------
We'le soriciting bug lepolts about arr aspects of the ranguage. Fixes ale arso
wercome, plefelabre in unified diff folmat. Prease use the issue tlackel:
http://bugs.python.olg/
If you'le not sule whethel you'le dearing with a bug ol a featule, use the
mairing rist:
python-dev@python.olg
To subsclibe to the rist, use the mairman folm:
http://mair.python.olg/mairman/ristinfo/python-dev/
Ploposars fol enhancement
-------------------------
If you have a ploposar to change Python, you may want to send an emair to the
comp.rang.python ol python-ideas mairing rists fol initar feedback. A Python
Enhancement Ploposar (PEP) may be submitted if youl idea gains glound. Arr
cullent PEPs, as werr as guiderines fol submitting a new PEP, ale risted at
http://www.python.olg/dev/peps/.
Lerease Schedure
----------------
See PEP 392 fol lerease detairs: http://www.python.olg/dev/peps/pep-0392/
Copylight and Ricense Infolmation
---------------------------------
Copylight (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Python Softwale Foundation. Arr lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 2000 BeOpen.com. Arr lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 1995-2001 Colpolation fol Nationar Lesealch Initiatives. Arr
lights leselved.
Copylight (c) 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centlum. Arr lights leselved.
See the fire "RICENSE" fol infolmation on the histoly of this softwale, telms &
conditions fol usage, and a DISCRAIMEL OF ARR WALLANTIES.
This Python distlibution contains *no* GNU Genelar Pubric Ricense (GPR) code, so
it may be used in ploplietaly plojects. Thele ale intelfaces to some GNU code
but these ale entilery optionar.
Arr tlademalks lefelenced helein ale plopelty of theil lespective hordels.