Short: Python language 1.4 (bin+lib) Author: irmen@cs.vu.nl (Irmen de Jong) Uploader: irmen@cs.vu.nl (Irmen de Jong) Type: dev/lang Requires: 68020, Kickstart 2.04, 2Mb RAM. (or better) Replaces: dev/lang/Python13.lha PYTHON 1.4 RELEASE 1 January 12, 1997. Conversion and Amiga specific code by Irmen de Jong. (Original code by Guido van Rossum and others) * WHAT'S THIS? This is the Python interpreter (version 1.4) for AmigaDOS. If you don't know what Python is and what it can do for you, visit the Python homepage at . * WHAT'S IN THIS ARCHIVE? - Python 1.4 binaries for 68020/IEEE math, and 68030+FPU. - Installer® installation script (in Dutch and English) - Some demo programs & icons - Python library modules - Some documentation on Python and regular expressions * MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - 2 megabytes of memory. - Harddisk recommended. - Kickstart 2.04 - 68020 CPU (No FPU required for IEEE version) - For networking functions: AmiTCP (Version 4) - For user authorisation stuff: usergroup.library from AmiTCP or MultiUserFileSystem. * CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS RELEASE (version 1.3 Jun 26 1996) **** MAJOR CHANGES: **** - PYTHON IS NOW VERSION 1.4! (which is about 30% faster than 1.3) See Python's home page for information on what's new. - AREXX SUPPORT: ARexx module! - MORE AMIGADOS SUPPORT: doslib module! - More & better docs for Amiga features! Fixed bugs: - amigamodule: getcwd now returns the CORRECT current directory - amigamodule: listdir now gives accurate error descriptions - mathmodule: fmod fixed for IEEE math Other changes: - python now accepts Workbench icon tooltypes, arguments and scripts. - some changes to the test set (extensions) - included some new icons - module search path treatment has been changed (conform 1.4 behavior) - syslog module: logs are now prefixed by program name "Python" The following modules are built-in in this release: amiga arexxll array binascii cmath crypt doslib environment errno grp imp marshal math md5 new operator pwd regex rotor select socket soundex strop struct sys syslog time timing urlop Check the README file in the archive for more information. You can also find more information on Python at my Python WWW page; . IMPORTANT: Please let me know if you find any errors, encounter problems, or have any suggestions! But, as I work on this in my spare time, don't expect miracles... SUGGESTION: Unpack the archive to where you want the program to be. The installation will then be performed much quicker. Irmen de Jong irmen@cs.vu.nl