package version python-defaults-2.3.5-4

debian/changelog

+python-defaults (2.3.5-4) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Add a package python-minimal. This package still depends on python2.3,
+    will depend on python2.4-minimal when changing the default python version.
+  * Add two dependency packages python-all and python-all-dev. These
+    packages are used as build dependencies to determine the set of
+    python version and implementations, which should be / currently are
+    supported. Currently it depends on python2.3 and python2.4.  Future
+    versions may add an updated version of jython and ironpython.
+  * Update FAQ.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:32:32 +0100
+
 python-defaults (2.3.5-3) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Add python-dbg package.

debian/control

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
 Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>= 4), libhtml-tree-perl, debiandoc-sgml, python-docutils
-Standards-Version: 3.6.1
+Standards-Version: 3.6.2
 
 Package: python
 Architecture: all
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ Description: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
  Python version (currently v2.3).
 
+Package: python-minimal
+Architecture: all
+Essential: yes
+Priority: required
+Depends: python2.3 (>= 2.3.4-18)
+Conflicts: python (<< 2.3.5-4)
+Replaces: python (<< 2.3.5-4)
+Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
+ This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules.  It's used
+ in the boot process for some basic tasks.
+ See /usr/share/doc/python-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
+ contained in this package.
+ .
+ NOTE: There is no python2.3-minimal package yet, this package will depend
+ on the python2.4-minimal package after a change of default python version.
+
 Package: python-tk
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python (>= 2.3), python (<< 2.4), python2.3-tk (>= 2.3.4-18)
@@ -119,3 +135,27 @@ Depends: python (>= 2.3), python2.3-dbg (>= 2.3.4-18)
 Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.3)
  Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
  searched in /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/debug first.
+
+Package: python-all
+Architecture: all
+Priority: optional
+Depends: python2.3, python2.4
+Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
+ The package currently depends on python2.3 and python2.4, in the future,
+ dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono)
+ may be added.
+ .
+ This package is used as a build dependency for other packages to
+ avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python runtimes.
+
+Package: python-all-dev
+Architecture: all
+Priority: optional
+Depends: python-all (>= 2.3), python2.3-dev, python2.4-dev
+Description: Package depending on all supported Python development packages
+ The package currently depends on python2.3-dev and python2.4-dev, in the
+ future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
+ for Mono) may be added.
+ .
+ This package is used as a build dependency for other packages to
+ avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python development packages.

debian/control.in

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
 Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>= 4), libhtml-tree-perl, debiandoc-sgml, python-docutils
-Standards-Version: 3.6.1
+Standards-Version: 3.6.2
 
 Package: python
 Architecture: all
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ Description: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
  Python version (currently v@VER@).
 
+Package: python-minimal
+Architecture: all
+Essential: yes
+Priority: required
+Depends: @PVER@ (>= @PREVVER@)
+Conflicts: python (<< 2.3.5-4)
+Replaces: python (<< 2.3.5-4)
+Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
+ This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules.  It's used
+ in the boot process for some basic tasks.
+ See /usr/share/doc/python-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
+ contained in this package.
+ .
+ NOTE: There is no python2.3-minimal package yet, this package will depend
+ on the python2.4-minimal package after a change of default python version.
+
 Package: python-tk
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python (>= @VER@), python (<< @NVER@), @PVER@-tk (>= @PREVVER@)
@@ -119,3 +135,27 @@ Depends: python (>= @VER@), python@VER@-dbg (>= @PREVVER@)
 Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version @VER@)
  Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
  searched in /usr/lib/python@VER@/lib-dynload/debug first.
+
+Package: python-all
+Architecture: all
+Priority: optional
+Depends: python2.3, python2.4
+Description: Package depending on all supported Python runtime versions
+ The package currently depends on python2.3 and python2.4, in the future,
+ dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono)
+ may be added.
+ .
+ This package is used as a build dependency for other packages to
+ avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python runtimes.
+
+Package: python-all-dev
+Architecture: all
+Priority: optional
+Depends: python-all (>= @VER@), python2.3-dev, python2.4-dev
+Description: Package depending on all supported Python development packages
+ The package currently depends on python2.3-dev and python2.4-dev, in the
+ future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
+ for Mono) may be added.
+ .
+ This package is used as a build dependency for other packages to
+ avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python development packages.

faq/FAQ.ht

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ Python Frequently Asked Question Lists
 
 This is a local copy of the online FAQ located at
 http://python.org/doc/faq.
-The copy was fetched and generated in February 2005.
+The copy was fetched and generated in January 2006.

faq/extending.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 Extending/Embedding FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2004/04/08 15:05:47 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.4 $
+:Date: $Date: 2004-04-08 17:05:47 +0200 (Thu, 08 Apr 2004) $
+:Version: $Revision: 7294 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::

faq/general.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 General Python FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2004/10/20 17:10:37 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.21 $
+:Date: $Date: 2005-12-17 03:21:20 +0100 (Sat, 17 Dec 2005) $
+:Version: $Revision: 8684 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ interfaces (system calls, filesystems, TCP/IP sockets).  Look at the
 table of contents for `the Library Reference
 <http://docs.python.org/lib/>`_ to get an idea of what's available.
 A wide variety of third-party extensions are also available.
-Consult `the Python Package Index <http://www.python.org/pypi>`_ to find
+Consult `the Python Package Index <http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi>`_ to find
 packages of interest to you.
 
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ managed for stability; only fixes for known problems are included in a
 bugfix release, and it's guaranteed that interfaces will remain the
 same throughout a series of bugfix releases.
 
-The `2.3.3 release <../../2.3.3/>`_ is the most stable
+The `2.4.1 release <../../2.4.1/>`_ is the most stable
 version at this point in time.
 
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ two numbers is less than a certain threshold::
        ...
 
 Please see the chapter on
-`floating point arithmetic <http://docs.python.org/tut/node15.html>`_
+`floating point arithmetic <http://docs.python.org/tut/node16.html>`_
 in the Python tutorial for more information.
 
 
@@ -674,7 +674,9 @@ have declarations and it would be a pity having to introduce them just for
 this purpose.  Using the explicit "self.var" solves this nicely.  Similarly,
 for using instance variables, having to write "self.var" means that
 references to unqualified names inside a method don't have to search the
-instance's directories.
+instance's directories.  To put it another way, local variables and
+instance variables live in two different namespaces, and you need to
+tell Python which namespace to use.
 
 
 Why can't I use an assignment in an expression?

faq/gui.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 Graphic User Interface FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2003/09/05 00:00:23 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.5 $
+:Date: $Date: 2003-09-05 02:00:23 +0200 (Fri, 05 Sep 2003) $
+:Version: $Revision: 6607 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::

faq/library.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 Python Library and Extension FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2003/11/02 09:39:28 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.12 $
+:Date: $Date: 2005-12-17 03:21:20 +0100 (Sat, 17 Dec 2005) $
+:Version: $Revision: 8684 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Check `the Library Reference <http://www.python.org/doc/lib/>`_ to see
 if there's a relevant standard library module.  (Eventually you'll
 learn what's in the standard library and will able to skip this step.)
 
-Search the `Python Package Index <http://www.python.org/pypi>`_.
+Search the `Python Package Index <http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi>`_.
 
 Next, check the `Vaults of Parnassus <http://www.vex.net/parnassus/>`_, 
 an older index of packages.

faq/programming.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 Programming FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2004/07/30 21:38:58 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.19 $
+:Date: $Date: 2005-12-22 06:00:52 +0100 (Thu, 22 Dec 2005) $
+:Version: $Revision: 8721 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ shouldn't pay the costs of reduced clarity (increased development
 time, greater likelihood of bugs) unless the resulting performance
 benefit is worth it.
 
-Skip Montanaro has a page of tips for speeding up Python code at
-http://manatee.mojam.com/~skip/python/fastpython.html.  
+There is a page on the wiki devoted to `performance tips <http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips>`_.
 
 Guido van Rossum has written up an anecdote related to optimization at
 http://www.python.org/doc/essays/list2str.html.
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ Consider using the string formatting operations
 ``string % tuple`` and ``string % dictionary``.  
 
 Be sure to use the ``list.sort()`` builtin method to do sorting, and see
-the `sorting mini-HOWTO <http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/sorting/>`_ for examples of moderately advanced usage.
+the `sorting mini-HOWTO <http://wiki.python.org/moin/HowTo/Sorting>`_ for examples of moderately advanced usage.
 ``list.sort()`` beats other techniques for sorting in all but the most
 extreme circumstances.
 
@@ -1323,6 +1322,10 @@ A method defined as ``meth(self, a, b, c)`` should be called as
 definition occurs; the called method will think it is called as
 ``meth(x, a, b, c)``.
 
+See also
+`Why must 'self' be used explicitly in method definitions and calls?
+<general.html#why-must-self-be-used-explicitly-in-method-definitions-and-calls>`_
+
 How do I check if an object is an instance of a given class or of a subclass of it?
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

faq/windows.ht

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Content-type: text/x-rst
 Python Windows FAQ
 ====================================
 
-:Date: $Date: 2003/12/05 03:27:09 $
-:Version: $Revision: 1.4 $
+:Date: $Date: 2005-07-26 15:21:45 +0200 (Tue, 26 Jul 2005) $
+:Version: $Revision: 8295 $
 :Web site: http://www.python.org/
 
 .. contents::
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ How do I make python scripts executable?
 
 On Windows 2000, the standard Python installer already associates the
 .py extension with a file type (Python.File) and gives that file type
-an open command that runs the interpreter (D:\Program
-Files\Python\python.exe "%1" %*).  This is enough to make scripts
+an open command that runs the interpreter (D:\\Program
+Files\\Python\\python.exe "%1" %*).  This is enough to make scripts
 executable from the command prompt as 'foo.py'.  If you'd rather be
 able to execute the script by simple typing 'foo' with no extension
 you need to add .py to the PATHEXT environment variable.