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