Weekly Python Patch/Bug Summary

From: Kurt B. Kaiser (kbk_at_shore.net)
Date: 02/23/05


Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:19:55 -0500 (EST)
To: python-dev@python.org, python-list@python.org

Patch / Bug Summary
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Patches : 308 open (+10) / 2755 closed ( +1) / 3063 total (+11)
Bugs : 838 open (+15) / 4834 closed ( +5) / 5672 total (+20)
RFE : 168 open ( +0) / 148 closed ( +4) / 316 total ( +4)

New / Reopened Patches
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do not add directory of sys.argv[0] into sys.path (2004-05-02)
       http://python.org/sf/946373 reopened by wrobell

isapi.samples.advanced.py fix (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1126187 opened by Philippe Kirsanov

more __contains__ tests (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1141428 opened by Jim Jewett

Fix to allow urllib2 digest auth to talk to livejournal.com (2005-02-18)
       http://python.org/sf/1143695 opened by Benno Rice

Add IEEE Float support to wave.py (2005-02-19)
       http://python.org/sf/1144504 opened by Ben Schwartz

cgitb: make more usable for 'binary-only' sw (new patch) (2005-02-19)
       http://python.org/sf/1144549 opened by Reinhold Birkenfeld

allow UNIX mmap size to default to current file size (new) (2005-02-19)
       http://python.org/sf/1144555 opened by Reinhold Birkenfeld

Make OpenerDirector instances pickle-able (2005-02-20)
       http://python.org/sf/1144636 opened by John J Lee

webbrowser.Netscape.open bug fix (2005-02-20)
       http://python.org/sf/1144816 opened by Pernici Mario

Replace store/load pair with a single new opcode (2005-02-20)
       http://python.org/sf/1144842 opened by Raymond Hettinger

Remove some invariant conditions and assert in ceval (2005-02-20)
       http://python.org/sf/1145039 opened by Neal Norwitz

Patches Closed
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date.strptime and time.strptime as well (2005-02-04)
       http://python.org/sf/1116362 closed by josh-sf

New / Reopened Bugs
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attempting to use urllib2 on some URLs fails starting on 2.4 (2005-02-16)
       http://python.org/sf/1123695 opened by Stephan Sokolow

descrintro describes __new__ and __init__ behavior wrong (2005-02-15)
       http://python.org/sf/1123716 opened by Steven Bethard

gensuitemodule.processfile fails (2005-02-16)
       http://python.org/sf/1123727 opened by Jurjen N.E. Bos

PyDateTime_FromDateAndTime documented as PyDate_FromDateAndT (2005-02-16)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1124278 opened by smilechaser

Function's __name__ no longer accessible in restricted mode (2005-02-16)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1124295 opened by Tres Seaver

Python24.dll crashes, EXAMPLE ATTACHED (2005-02-12)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1121201 reopened by complex

IDLE line wrapping (2005-02-16)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1124503 opened by Chris Rebert

test_os fails on 2.4 (2005-02-17)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1124513 reopened by doerwalter

test_os fails on 2.4 (2005-02-16)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1124513 opened by Brett Cannon

test_subprocess is far too slow (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1124637 opened by Michael Hudson

Math mode not well handled in \documentclass{howto} (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1124692 opened by Daniele Varrazzo

GetStdHandle in interactive GUI (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1124861 opened by davids

subprocess.py Errors with IDLE (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1126208 opened by Kurt B. Kaiser

subprocesss module retains older license header (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1138653 opened by Tres Seaver

Python syntax is not so XML friendly! (2005-02-18)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1143855 opened by Colbert Philippe

inspect.getsource() breakage in 2.4 (2005-02-18)
       http://python.org/sf/1143895 opened by Armin Rigo

future warning in commets (2005-02-18)
       http://python.org/sf/1144057 opened by Grzegorz Makarewicz

reload() is broken for C extension objects (2005-02-19)
       http://python.org/sf/1144263 opened by Matthew G. Knepley

htmllib quote parse error within a <script> (2005-02-19)
       http://python.org/sf/1144533 opened by Allan Hoeltje

No os.statvfs on FreeBSD (2005-02-21)
       http://python.org/sf/1145231 opened by Volker Stolz

shutil.copystat() may fail... (2005-02-21)
       http://python.org/sf/1145257 opened by Petr Prikryl

Strange behaviour concerning variable names (2005-02-22)
CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1145950 opened by Felix Nawothnig

bsddb3 build problems on FreeBSD (2.4 + 2.5) (2005-02-23)
       http://python.org/sf/1146231 opened by Andrew I MacIntyre

Windows deadlock with PyEval_ReleaseLock (2005-02-22)
       http://python.org/sf/1147646 opened by Lou Montulli

fix bsddb documentation psize -> pgsize (2005-02-22)
       http://python.org/sf/1149413 opened by Martin Mokrejs

bssdb wrapper does not export some low-level functions (2005-02-23)
       http://python.org/sf/1149447 opened by Martin Mokrejs

Bugs Closed
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Static library incompatible with nptl (2005-02-10)
       http://python.org/sf/1119860 closed by loewis

PyDateTime_FromDateAndTime documented as PyDate_FromDateAndT (2005-02-16)
       http://python.org/sf/1124278 closed by bcannon

Function's __name__ no longer accessible in restricted mode (2005-02-16)
       http://python.org/sf/1124295 closed by mwh

Python24.dll crashes, EXAMPLE ATTACHED (2005-02-11)
       http://python.org/sf/1121201 closed by bcannon

test_os fails on 2.4 (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1124513 closed by doerwalter

test_os fails on 2.4 (2005-02-17)
       http://python.org/sf/1124513 closed by loewis

Strange behaviour concerning variable names (2005-02-22)
       http://python.org/sf/1145950 closed by mwh

RFE Closed
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Option to force variables to be declared (2005-02-14)
       http://python.org/sf/1122279 closed by rhettinger

Line Numbers (2005-02-14)
       http://python.org/sf/1122532 closed by kbk

Python syntax is not so XML friendly! (2005-02-18)
       http://python.org/sf/1143855 closed by bcannon

IDLE line wrapping (2005-02-16)
       http://python.org/sf/1124503 closed by kbk



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