wxPython/wx/py/CHANGES.txt

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