wxPython/wx/py/CHANGES.txt

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