Jython

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Release Name: 2.1

Notes:
31-dec-2001 Jython 2.1 final

  Bug fixes.
   - [ #493359 ] Installer should include <EXIT> button
   - [ #495602 ] os.path.dirname() can result in an NPE
   - [ #495604 ] imp.find_module fails when None is 2 arg

21-dec-2001 Jython 2.1 beta 2

  New features.
   - support for callproc() in zxJDBC is now available for most simple
     stored procedure calls.

  Bug fixes.
   - [ #451552 ] case insensitivity on import causes prob
   - [ #456926 ] PackageManager doesn't work correctly
   - [ #484949 ] __import__(_) does unwanted rel search
   - [ #488632 ] -c sys.argv diff
   - [ #489168 ] Parse error, java traceback
   - [ #489836 ] Private names is not mangled
   - [ #490157 ] string.splitlines() - incorrectly splits
   - [ #490230 ] NotImplemented not implemented
   - [ #490961 ] PyFile.java requires JDK 1.2
   - [ #490962 ] Typo in PyFile.java
   - [ #490963 ] Please update ReadlineConsole.java
   - [ #494514 ] Python object not gc()'d
   - [ #495458 ] multi level import from .zip file.
   - [ #495870 ] zxJDBC now only prepares statements with params.

03-dec-2001 Jython 2.1 beta 1

  New features.
   - The weakref module is now available.
   - The sys.exitfunc hook is called on exit and the sys.excepthook
     is called when an exception occur.
   - A CPython compatible xreadlines module.
   - Support for os.environ and os.system() on common platforms.
   - Includes zxJDBC for Python DB API 2.0 compatibility.

  Bug fixes.
   - [ #438297 ] SimpleHTTPServer does not work
   - [ #440660 ] using nested java cls @ level >2 fails
   - [ #448485 ] Tuple unpacking raises KeyError
   - [ #448523 ] Support "ASCII" as builtin codec.
   - [ #449316 ] ArrayList()[0] should raise IndexError
   - [ #449956 ] jythonc 2.1a3 --package problem
   - [ #450938 ] time module requires JDK 1.4
   - [ #451746 ] jythonc --deep pjy$packages problem
   - [ #452526 ] traceback lineno is the except line
   - [ #452947 ] Class of innerclass inst <> innerclas
   - [ #453301 ] jythonc --compileropts on Windows
   - [ #457614 ] pls change &copyright; to (c) in sources
   - [ #458945 ] Missing 'lastindex' on match objects
   - [ #462280 ] builtin method as a class variable
   - [ #467826 ] SHA digest() method doesn't work
   - [ #473676 ] cStringIO bug
   - [ #475445 ] incompatibility with python
   - [ #475666 ] __nonzero__ exceptions must be ignored
   - [ #476580 ] 'del obj.non_member' : wrong exception
   - [ #476772 ] shutdowns in jython / atexit
   - [ #477608 ] os.path.getmtime() missing
   - [ #477768 ] ord([123]) 21a3
   - [ #477793 ] os.utime() is missing.
   - [ #480373 ] Can't find _PyInner with classloader.
   - [ #480390 ] main() does not throw exceptions
   - [ #484181 ] command line args in dos
   - [ #485558 ] Synchronization bug in sys.initialize.
   - [ #485968 ] cStringIO.softspace is not assignable.

29-jul-2001 Jython 2.1 alpha 3

  New features.
   - A settable console encoding will allow windows users to enter
     national characters at the command prompt.
   - Non-public classes are available when respectJavaAccessibility is false
   - The names of zip- and jarfiles can be added to sys.path.

  Bug fixes.
   - The standard python library files are from CPython-2.1.1
   - A complete list of fixed bugs can be found on SF:
        http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12867&atid=112867
     Select Status=Any and Group=Fixed in 2.1a3

18-jul-2001 Jython 2.1 alpha 2

  New features.
   - Added ReadlineConsole class. This class will make it a lot easier
     to integrate Bablok's readline support.
   - Display Hook for Interactive Use (pep-0217)
   - Added zlib, gzip and zipfile modules.
   - Added nested scope to jythonc (pep-0227).

  Bug fixes.
   - Fixed obscure __import__ error message #437800
   - Prevent a NPE during import when running with a security manager
   - Fixed multi-level Java method overriding #222819.
   - Fix for dependency problem with jythonc. #415933
   - Fix a lost syntax error when auto importing submodules.
   - Use quotes around classpath, but only for win+jdk1.1.
   - Find the complete list of fixed bug on SF:
        http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12867&atid=112867
     Select Status=Any and Group=Fixed in 2.1a2


14-mar-2001 Jython 2.1 alpha 1

  New features.
   - Improve speed when indexing a string and iterating over a string
     in a for loop.
   - Reworked coercing model (pep-0208)
   - Added {}.popitem().
   - Improved speed for python files by buffering the RandomAccessFile.
   - Added function attributes (pep-0232)
   - Rich comparison (pep-0207)
   - Updated cPickle to handle CPython compatible unicode strings.
   - Updated sre to CPython-2.1a1
   - Added the "new" module
   - Added a PyServlet class to the util package.
   - Warning framework (pep-0230).
   - Added sys.add_classdir and sys.add_extdir.
   - Added nested scope to the interpreter (pep-0227).

  Bug fixes.
   - Allow self referencing adapters to be collected when using weak
     tables.
   - Added workaround for a reader bug in MRJ22Jitc.01.
   - Fixes #127340 where serializable parameter received a PyObject
     instead of the wrapped java object.
   - Include a LineNumberTable in the compiled class files.
   - Fixed a java version test bug in the installer.
   - Added workaround for class initialization bug in MRJ2.2.4
   - Added support for three argument getattr() calls.



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