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1 0.9.5 (12/23/2005)
2 -------------------
3
4 Applied a series of enhancments by Franz Steinaeusler, Adi Sieker, and
5 Sebastian Haase, up until their 7-31-2005 version. (Their next
6 version broke some existing functionality, and added some confusing
7 hacks, and I didn't feel that the incremental gains were worth the
8 loss at that point so I stopped at 7-31-2005.)
9
10 Their changes include the following:
11
12 * The Autocomplete and Calltip windows can now be opened manually with
13 Ctrl-Space and Ctrl-Shift-Space.
14
15 * In the stand alone PyCrust app the various option settings, window
16 size and position, and etc. are saved and restored at the next run.
17
18 * Added a help dialog bound to the F1 key that shows the key bindings.
19
20 * Added a new text completion function that suggests words from the
21 history. Bound to Shift-Return.
22
23 * F11 will toggle the maximized state of the frame.
24
25 * switched to Bind() from wx.EVT_*().
26
27 * Display of line numbers can be toggled.
28
29 * F12 toggles a "free edit" mode of the shell buffer. This mode is
30 useful, for example, if you would like to remove some output or
31 errors or etc. from the buffer before doing a copy/paste. The free
32 edit mode is designated by the use of a red, non-flashing caret.
33
34 * Ctrl-H will fold/unfold (hide/show) the selected lines.
35
36
37
38 On top of these changes I (Robin Dunn) added the following:
39
40 * General code cleanup and fixes.
41
42 * Use wx.StandardPaths to determine the location of the config files.
43
44 * Remove Orbtech attributions from the UI, they've been there long
45 enough.
46
47 * Use wx.SP_LIVE_UPDATE on crust and filling windows.
48
49 * Extended the saving of the config info and other new features to the
50 PyShell app too. Additionally, other apps that embed a PyCrust or a
51 PyShell can pass their own wx.Config object and have the Py code
52 save/restore its settings to/from there.
53
54 * All of the classes with config info get an opportunity to save/load
55 their own settings instead of putting all the save/load code in one
56 place that then has to reach all over the place to do anything.
57
58 * Enable editing of the startup python code, which will either be the
59 file pointed to by PYTHONSTARTUP or a file in the config dir if
60 PYTHONSTARTUP is not set in the environment.
61
62 * Added an option to skip the running of the startup code when
63 PyShell or PyCrust starts.
64
65 * PyCrust adds a pp(item) function to the shell's namespace that
66 pretty prints the item in the Display tab of the notebook. Added
67 code to raise that tab when pp() is called.
68
69 * Added an option for whether to insert text for function parameters
70 when popping up the call tip.
71
72 * Added Find and Find-Next functions that use the wx.FindReplaceDialog.
73
74
75
76
77
78
79 0.9.4 (1/25/2004 to //2004)
80 ------------------------------
81
82 Removed wxd decorators in favor of new SWIG-generated docstrings.
83
84 Removed docs tabs from crust interface:
85 * wxPython Docs
86 * wxSTC Docs
87
88 Fixed Calltip tab refresh problem on Windows.
89
90 shell.autoCompleteAutoHide added with default of False.
91
92 Changed default namespace of Shell to __main__.__dict__, instead of an
93 empty dictionary.
94
95
96 0.9.3 (9/25/2003 to 1/24/2004)
97 ------------------------------
98
99 Fun and games with dynamic renaming. Details of any other changes
100 were lost in the confusion. I'll try to do better in the future.
101
102
103 0.9.2 (5/3/2003 to 9/25/2003)
104 -----------------------------
105
106 Changed to the new prefix-less "wx" package::
107
108 import wx
109
110 instead of::
111
112 from wxPython import wx
113
114 Fixed typo in ``PyWrap.py``::
115
116 if __name__ == '__main__':
117 main(sys.argv)
118
119 should have been::
120
121 if __name__ == '__main__':
122 main()
123
124 Added pretty-print Display tab to Crust, based on suggestion from
125 Jason Whitlark.
126
127 Improved ``Can*`` checks in ``EditWindow``, since STC is too lenient,
128 particularly when it is set to read-only but returns True for
129 CanPaste() (seems like an STC bug to me)::
130
131 def CanCopy(self):
132 """Return True if text is selected and can be copied."""
133 return self.GetSelectionStart() != self.GetSelectionEnd()
134
135 def CanCut(self):
136 """Return True if text is selected and can be cut."""
137 return self.CanCopy() and self.CanEdit()
138
139 def CanEdit(self):
140 """Return True if editing should succeed."""
141 return not self.GetReadOnly()
142
143 def CanPaste(self):
144 """Return True if pasting should succeed."""
145 return stc.StyledTextCtrl.CanPaste(self) and self.CanEdit()
146
147
148 0.9.1 (3/21/2003 to 5/2/2003)
149 -----------------------------
150
151 PyCrust is dead! Long live Py!
152
153 * Renamed ``PyCrust`` package to ``py``.
154 * Moved code to wxPython's CVS repository.
155
156 Fixed bug in ``introspect.py`` on introspecting objects occurring
157 immediately after a secondary prompt, like this::
158
159 >>> l = [1, 2, 3]
160 >>> for n in range(3):
161 ... l. <-- failed to popup autocomplete list
162
163 Added documentation files:
164
165 * PyManual.txt
166 * wxPythonManual.txt
167 * wxPythonPackage.txt
168 * wxPythonExamples.txt
169
170 Added PyAlaMode and PyAlaCarte code editors.
171
172 Major refactoring to support ``editor`` and ``shell`` from the same
173 base.
174
175 Renamed program files:
176
177 * ``PyCrustApp.py`` to ``PyCrust.py``
178 * ``PyFillingApp.py`` to ``PyFilling.py``
179 * ``PyShellApp.py`` to ``PyShell.py``
180 * ``wrap.py`` to ``PyWrap.py``
181
182 Removed disabling of autocomplete for lists of 2000 items or more.
183 The current implementation of wxSTC can now handle lists this big.
184
185 Improved handling of ``sys.path`` to mimic the standard Python shell.
186
187
188 0.9 (2/27/2003 to 3/20/2003)
189 ----------------------------
190
191 Added fontIncrease, fontDecrease, fontDefault signals, receivers and
192 keybindings::
193
194 Ctrl+] Increase font size.
195 Ctrl+[ Decrease font size.
196 Ctrl+= Default font size.
197
198 Continued enhancement of the decorator capability to provide better
199 documentation and docstrings for wxPython classes and functions.
200
201 Introduced new tabbed interface:
202
203 * Namespace
204 * Calltip
205 * Session
206 * Dispatcher
207 * wxPython Docs
208 * wxSTC Docs
209
210 ``Filling.tree`` now expands tuples as well as lists. (It should have
211 done this all along, I just never noticed this omission before.)
212
213 Added this True/False test to all modules::
214
215 try:
216 True
217 except NameError:
218 True = 1==1
219 False = 1==0
220
221 Added ``wxd`` directory with decoration classes.
222
223
224 0.8.2 (1/5/2003 to 2/26/2003)
225 -----------------------------
226
227 Wrapped ``sys.ps1``, ``sys.ps2``, and ``sys.ps3`` in ``str()``.
228 (Thanks, Kieran Holland.)
229
230 Fixed minor things found by PyChecker.
231
232 Changed locals to use ``__main__.__dict__`` and added code to clean up
233 the namespace, making it as close to the regular Python environment as
234 possible. This solves the problem of pickling and unpickling
235 instances of classes defined in the shell.
236
237 Made ``shell.PasteAndRun()`` a little more forgiving when it finds a
238 ps2 prompt line with no trailing space, such when you copy code from a
239 web page.
240
241 Improved autocomplete behavior by adding these to shell::
242
243 self.AutoCompSetAutoHide(False)
244 self.AutoCompStops(' .,;:([)]}\'"\\<>%^&+-=*/|`')
245
246 Added ``decor`` directory, ``decorator.py``, ``stcDecor.py``, and
247 ``stcConstants.py``. These all serve the purpose of adding docstrings
248 to existing wxPython classes, in particular the ``wxStyledTextCtrl``.
249
250 Added ``wrap.py``, a command line utility for running a wxPython app
251 with additional runtime-tools loaded, such as PyCrust (the only tool
252 at this point).
253
254 Flushed the clipboard Cut/Copy operations so that selections will
255 exist in the clipboard even after PyCrust has been closed.
256
257 Improved the suppression of docstrings for simple data types appearing
258 in the namespace viewer.
259
260 Better handling of autocompletion with numeric types; no
261 autocompletion when typing a dot after an integer. If the
262 autocompletion is desired, type a space before the dot::
263
264 func = 3 .
265
266 More Filling!!! The namespace tree is now dynamically updated.
267
268
269 0.8.1 (12/20/2002 to 12/25/2002)
270 --------------------------------
271
272 Improved keyboard handling with Autocomplete active. You can now use
273 Enter as well as Tab to select an item from the list.
274
275 Disabled autocomplete for lists of 2000 items or more. The current
276 implementation of wxSTC can't handle lists this big.
277
278 Changed ``filling`` to always display docstrings for objects. This is
279 useful for objects whose docstrings have been decorated, rather than
280 coming directly from the source code. (Hmmm. Sounds like someone is
281 doing some decorating. I wonder where that would be helpful? <wink>)
282
283 Fixed handling of icon. Added ``images.py`` file.
284
285
286 0.8 (10/29/2002 to 12/16/2002)
287 ------------------------------
288
289 Added "help" to startup banner info.
290
291 Made all ``wx`` and ``stc`` imports explicit. No more ``import *``.
292
293 Replaced use of the ``wx`` module's ``true`` and ``false`` with
294 Python's ``True`` and ``False``.
295
296 Changed ``introspect.getRoot()`` to use ``tokenize`` module. This
297 does a slightly better job than the previous parsing routine and the
298 code is clearer.
299
300 Improved handling of whitespace and empty types during introspection.
301
302 Fixed cut/copy clipboard problem under Linux. (Robin Dunn rocks!!!)
303
304 Added shell.about() which works like this::
305
306 >>> shell.about()
307 PyCrust Version: 0.8
308 Shell Revision: 1.80
309 Interpreter Revision: 1.15
310 Python Version: 2.2.2
311 wxPython Version: 2.3.3.1
312 Platform: linux2
313
314 Added copy plus and paste plus to shell menu.
315
316 Moved shell menu from ``shell.py`` to ``shellmenu.py``.
317
318 Added ``sys.stdin.readlines()`` support.
319
320 Added ``time.sleep()`` in ``readline()`` and ``OnIdle()`` event
321 handler to free up the CPU.
322
323
324 0.7.2 (2/22/2002 to 8/27/2002)
325 ------------------------------
326
327 Tweaked ``getAttributeNames()`` to pick up a few more attributes::
328
329 '__bases__', '__class__', '__dict__', '__name__', 'func_closure',
330 'func_code', 'func_defaults', 'func_dict', 'func_doc',
331 'func_globals', 'func_name'
332
333 Added a tests directory and unit tests.
334
335 Improved support for empty types in the shell: ``[]``, ``()`` and
336 ``{}`` as far as when call tips and autocompletion are available.
337
338 Added support for the other triple string - ``''''''``.
339
340 Refactored ``introspect.py`` to improve testability.
341
342 Improved call tips for unbound methods by leaving the "self"
343 parameter, since unbound methods require an instance be passed.
344
345 Fixed call tip bug where a tip was displayed when a "(" was typed
346 after an object that wasn't callable.
347
348 Fixed ``getAllAttributeNames`` when ``str(object)`` fails.
349
350 Added brace highlighting. (Thank you, Kevin Altis.)
351
352 Fixed problem displaying unicode objects in ``PyFilling``.
353
354 Changed how ``filling.py`` checks for expandable objects. Lists are
355 now expandable objects.
356
357 Made the key handling more robust when there is an active text
358 selection that includes text prior to the last primary prompt. Thanks
359 to Raul Cota for pointing this out.
360
361 Fixed wxSTC problem with brace highlighting and non-us keyboards.
362 (Thank you for the patch, Jean-Michel Fauth.)
363
364 Added ``busy = wxBusyCursor()`` to key points in ``shell`` and
365 ``filling``.
366
367 Added ``OnCloseWindow`` handler to ``ShellFrame`` and ``CrustFrame``.
368
369 Default to ``SetWrapMode(1)`` for shell and namespace viewer.
370
371 Added ``shell.wrap()`` and ``shell.zoom()``.
372
373 Added autoCompleteKeys hooks for Raul Cota.
374
375 Cleaned up various little key handling bugs.
376
377 Changed input methods to get values from shell, rather than dialog
378 boxes. Renamed ``readIn`` to ``readline`` and ``readRaw`` to
379 ``raw_input``.
380
381
382 0.7.1 (12/12/2001 to 2/21/2002)
383 -------------------------------
384
385 Fixed ``OnChar()`` issues effecting European keyboards, as reported by
386 Jean-Michel Fauth.
387
388 Fixed ``introspect.py`` issue with xmlrpc objects reported by Kevin
389 Altis.
390
391 Fixed some introspect/PyFilling issues with regard to Python 2.2.
392
393 Fixed font background color as reported by Keith J. Farmer. (Thanks)
394
395 Fixed problem with call tips and autocompletion inside multiline
396 commands as report by Kevin Altis.
397
398 Improved ``OnKeyDown`` handling of cut/copy/paste operations based on
399 feedback from Syver Enstad. (Thanks)
400
401 Added a ``shell.help()`` method to display some help info.
402
403 Changed sort of items in the namespace viewer to case insensitive.
404
405 Changed ``attributes.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x.upper(), y.upper()))`` in
406 advance of an upcoming fix to an autocompletion matching bug in wxSTC.
407
408 Improved support for ZODB by allowing namespace drilldown into BTrees.
409
410 Added ``shell.PasteAndRun()`` to support pasting multiple commands into
411 the shell from the clipboard. Ctrl+Shift+V or v.
412
413 Enter now always processes a command (or copies down a previous one.)
414 To insert a line break, press Ctrl+Enter.
415
416 Escape key clears the current, unexecuted command.
417
418 History retrieval changed to replace current command. Added new keys
419 to insert from history - Shift+Up and Shift+Down.
420
421 Better call tips on objects with ``__call__`` methods.
422
423 Improved call tip positioning calculation.
424
425
426 0.7 (10/15/2001 to 12/11/2001)
427 ------------------------------
428
429 Changed how command history retrieval functions work. Added Alt-P,
430 Alt-N as keybindings for Retrieve-Previous, Retrieve-Next.
431
432 Added full support for multi-line commands, similar to IDLE.
433
434 Changed ``introspect.getAttributeNames()`` to do a case insensitive
435 sort.
436
437 Changed Cut/Copy/Paste to deal with prompts intelligently. Cut and
438 Copy remove all prompts. Paste can handle prompted or not-prompted
439 text.
440
441 Added ``CopyWithPrompts()`` method attached to Ctrl-Shift-C for those
442 times when you really do want all the prompts left intact.
443
444 Improved handling of the shell's read-only zone.
445
446 Changed ``CrustFrame.__init__`` parameter spec to include all
447 parameters allowed by a ``wxFrame``.
448
449 Changed ``FillingText`` to be read-only.
450
451 Renamed ``PyCrust.py`` to ``PyCrustApp.py`` to eliminate
452 package/module name conflicts that kept you from doing ``from PyCrust
453 import shell`` inside files located in the ``PyCrust`` directory.
454
455 Renamed ``PyFilling.py`` to ``PyFillingApp.py`` and ``PyShell.py`` to
456 ``PyShellApp.py`` to maintain consistency.
457
458 Removed the ``__date__`` property from all modules.
459
460 Fixed bug in ``introspect.getCallTip()``, reported by Kevin Altis.
461
462
463 0.6.1 (9/19/2001 to 10/12/2001)
464 -------------------------------
465
466 Changed ``Shell.run()`` to always position to the end of existing
467 text, as suggested by Raul Cota.
468
469 Changed ``introspect.getAllAttributeNames()`` to break circular
470 references in ``object.__class__``, which occurs in Zope/ZODB
471 extension classes.
472
473 Changed ``filling.FillingTree.getChildren()`` to introspect extension
474 classes.
475
476 Fixed minor bugs in ``introspect.getCallTip()`` that were interfering
477 with call tips for Zope/ZODB extension class methods.
478
479 In preparation for wxPython 2.3.2, added code to fix a font sizing
480 problem. Versions of wxPython prior to 2.3.2 had a sizing bug on Win
481 platform where the font was 2 points larger than what was specified.
482
483 Added a hack to ``introspect.getAllAttributeNames()`` to "wake up"
484 ZODB objects that are asleep - in a "ghost" state. Otherwise it
485 returns incomplete info.
486
487
488 0.6 (8/21/2001 to 9/12/2001)
489 ----------------------------
490
491 Added ``PyFilling.py`` and ``filling.py``.
492
493 ``PyShell.py`` and ``PyFilling.py`` can now be run standalone, as well
494 as ``PyCrust.py``.
495
496 Added ``crust.py`` and moved some code from ``PyCrust.py`` to it.
497
498 Added command history retrieval features submitted by Richie Hindle.
499
500 Changed ``shell.write()`` to replace line endings with OS-specific
501 endings. Changed ``shell.py`` and ``interpreter.py`` to use
502 ``os.linesep`` in strings having hardcoded line endings.
503
504 Added ``shell.redirectStdin()``, ``shell.redirectStdout()`` and
505 ``shell.redirectStderr()`` to allow the surrounding app to toggle
506 requests that the specified ``sys.std*`` be redirected to the shell.
507 These can also be run from within the shell itself, of course.
508
509 The shell now adds the current working directory "." to the search
510 path::
511
512 sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
513
514 Added support for distutils installations.
515
516
517 0.5.4 (8/17/2001 to 8/20/2001)
518 ------------------------------
519
520 Changed default font size under Linux to::
521
522 'size' : 12,
523 'lnsize' : 10,
524
525 Changed ``Shell`` to expect a parameter referencing an Interpreter
526 class, rather than an intepreter instance, to facilitate subclassing
527 of Interpreter, which effectively broke when the Editor class was
528 eliminated.
529
530 Fixed ``PyCrustAlaCarte.py``, which had been broken by previous
531 changes.
532
533 Created ``InterpreterAlaCarte`` class as an example for use in the
534 demo.
535
536 Split ``PyCrust.py`` into ``PyCrust.py`` and ``PyShell.py`` in
537 anticipation of ``PyFilling.py``.
538
539
540 0.5.3 (8/16/2001)
541 -----------------
542
543 Added patch to ``PyCrust.py`` to fix wxPython bug::
544
545 wxID_SELECTALL = NewId() # This *should* be defined by wxPython.
546
547
548 0.5.2 (8/14/2001 to 8/15/2001)
549 ------------------------------
550
551 Shortened module names by dropping "PyCrust" as a prefix.
552
553 Changed ``version`` to ``VERSION`` in ``version`` module.
554
555 Added Options menu to PyCrust application.
556
557 Eliminated the Editor class (and editor module) by merging with Shell.
558 This means that Shell "is a" wxStyledTextCtrl rather than "has a".
559 There just wasn't enough non-gui code to justify the separation.
560 Plus, Shell will be much easier for gui toolkits/designers to deal
561 with now.
562
563
564 0.5.1 (8/10/2001 to 8/14/2001)
565 ------------------------------
566
567 Added ``introspect`` module.
568
569 Moved some functionality from ``PyCrustInterp`` to ``introspect``.
570
571 Changed ``introspect.getRoot()`` to no longer remove whitespace from
572 the command. This was a remnant of a previous approach that, when
573 left as part of the current approach, turned out to be a really bad
574 thing.
575
576 Changed ``introspect.getRoot()`` to allow commands of ``''``, ``""``,
577 ``""""""``, ``[]``, ``()``, and ``{}`` to pass through. This allows
578 you to type them, followed by a dot, and get autocomplete options on
579 them.
580
581 Changed ``introspect.getRoot()`` to identify some situations where
582 strings shouldn't be considered roots. For example::
583
584 >>> import PyCrust # To illustrate the potential problem.
585 >>> len('PyCrust.py')
586
587 Typing the dot at the end of "PyCrust" in the second line above should
588 NOT result in an autocompletion list because "PyCrust" is part of a
589 string in this context, not a reference to the PyCrust module object.
590 Similar reasoning applies to call tips. For example::
591
592 >>> len('dir(')
593
594 Typing the left paren at the end of "dir" should NOT result in a call
595 tip.
596
597 Both features now behave properly in the examples given. However,
598 there is still the case where whitespace precedes the potential root
599 and that is NOT handled properly. For example::
600
601 >>> len('this is a dir(')
602
603 and::
604
605 >>> len('This is PyCrust.py')
606
607 More code needs to be written to handle more complex situations.
608
609 Added ``locals=None`` parameter to ``Shell.__init__()``.
610
611 Added support for magic attribute retrieval. Users can change this
612 with::
613
614 >>> shell.editor.autoCompleteIncludeMagic = 0
615
616 Added the ability to set filters on auto completion to exclude
617 attributes prefixed with a single or double underscore. Users can
618 exclude one or the other or both with::
619
620 >>> shell.editor.autoCompleteExcludeSingle = 1
621 >>> shell.editor.autoCompleteExcludeDouble = 1
622
623
624 0.5 (8/8/2001)
625 --------------
626
627 Mostly just a final version change before creating a release.
628
629
630 0.4 (8/4/2001 to 8/7/2001)
631 --------------------------
632
633 Changed version/revision handling.
634
635 Fixed bugs.
636
637
638 0.3 (8/2/2001 to 8/3/2001)
639 --------------------------
640
641 Removed lots of cruft.
642
643 Added lots of docstrings.
644
645 Imported to CVS repository at SourceForge.
646
647 Added call tips.
648
649
650 0.2 (7/30/2001 to 8/2/2001)
651 ---------------------------
652
653 Renamed several files.
654
655 Added command autocompletion.
656
657 Added menus to PyCrust.py: File, Edit and Help.
658
659 Added sample applications: ``PyCrustAlaCarte.py``,
660 ``PyCrustAlaMode.py``, and ``PyCrustMinimus.py``.
661
662
663 0.1 (7/1/2001 to 7/19/2001)
664 ---------------------------
665
666 Added basic syntax coloring much like Boa.
667
668 Added read-only logging much like IDLE.
669
670 Can retrieve a previous command by putting the cursor back on that
671 line and hitting enter.
672
673 Stdin and raw_input operate properly so you can now do ``help()`` and
674 ``license()`` without hanging.
675
676 Redefined "quit", "exit", and "close" to display a better-than-nothing
677 response.
678
679 Home key honors the prompt.
680
681 Created SourceForge account, but nothing was posted.
682
683
684 In the beginning, there was pie... (7/1/2001)
685 ---------------------------------------------
686
687 Blame it all on IDLE, Boa and PythonWin. I was using all three, got
688 frustrated with their dissimilarities, and began to let everyone know
689 how I felt. At the same time, Scintilla looked like an interesting
690 tool to build a shell around. And while I didn't receive much in the
691 way of positive feedback, let alone encouragement, I just couldn't let
692 go of the idea of a Scintilla-based Python shell. Then the PythonCard
693 project got to the point where they were talking about including a
694 shell in their development environment. That was all the incentive I
695 needed. PyCrust had to happen...