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<dt>Current SVN</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Python 3 support:</li>
<ul>
<li>All the current Boost.Python test cases passed. Extension modules using
Boost.Python expected to support Python 3 smoothly.</li>
<li>Introduced <code>object.contains</code> where <code>x.contains(y)</code>
is equivalent to Python code <code>y in x</code>.
Now <code>dict.has_key</code> is just a wrapper of <code>object.contains</code>.
</li>
<li>When building against Python 3, <code>str.decode</code> will be removed.</li>
<li>When building against Python 3, the original signature of <code>list.sort</code>, which is:
<pre>void sort(object_cref cmpfunc);</pre>
will change to:
<pre>void sort(args_proxy const &args, kwds_proxy const &kwds);</pre>
This is because in Python 3 <code>list.sort</code> requires all its arguments be keyword arguments.
So you should call it like this:
<pre>x.sort(*tuple(), **dict(make_tuple(make_tuple("reverse", true))));</pre>
</li>
<li>According to <a href="http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3123/">PEP 3123</a>,
when building Boost.Python against Python older than 2.6, the following macros will
be defined in Boost.Python header:
<pre>
# define Py_TYPE(o) (((PyObject*)(o))->ob_type)
# define Py_REFCNT(o) (((PyObject*)(o))->ob_refcnt)
# define Py_SIZE(o) (((PyVarObject*)(o))->ob_size)</pre>
So extension writers can use these macro directly, to make code clean and compatible with Python 3.
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<dt>1.39.0 Release</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Pythonic signatures are now automatically appended to the
docstrings.
<li>Use <a href="v2/docstring_options.html"
><code>docstring_options.hpp</code></a> header
control the content of docstrings.
<li>This new feature increases the size of the modules by about 14%.
If this is not acceptable it can be turned off by defining the macro
BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES. Modules compiled with and without the macro
defined are compatible.
</li>
<li> If BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES is undefined, this version defines the
macro BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES. This allows writing code that will compile
with older version of Boost.Python (see <a href="v2/pytype_function.html#examples">here</a>).
</li>
<li>By defining BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SIGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE, and at a cost
of another 14% size increase, proper pythonic type is generated for the "self"
parameter of the __init__ methods.
</li>
<li> To support this new feature changes were made to the
<a href="v2/to_python_converter.html"><code>to_python_converter.hpp</code></a>,
<a href="v2/default_call_policies.html"><code>default_call_policies</code></a>,
<a href="v2/ResultConverter.html"><code>ResultConverter</code></a>,
<a href="v2/CallPolicies.html"><code>CallPolicies</code></a> and some others.
Efforts were made not to have interface breaking changes.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>12 May 2007 - 1.34.0 release</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>C++ signatures are now automatically appended to the
docstrings.
<li>New <a href="v2/docstring_options.html"
><code>docstring_options.hpp</code></a> header to
control the content of docstrings.
<li>Support for converting <code>void*</code> to/from python,
with <code><a
href="v2/opaque.html">opaque_pointer_converter</a></code>
as the return value policy. Thanks to Niall Douglas for the
initial patch.
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>19 October 2005 - 1.33.1 release</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li><code>wrapper<T></code> can now be used as expected with a
held type of <i>some-smart-pointer</i><code><T></code></li>
<li>The build now assumes Python 2.4 by default, rather than 2.2</li>
<li>Support Python that's built without Unicode support</li>
<li>Support for wrapping classes with overloaded address-of
(<code>&</code>) operators</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>14 August 2005 - 1.33 release</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Support for docstrings on nonstatic properties.</li>
<li>We now export the client-provided docstrings for
<code>init<optional<> ></code> and
<i>XXX</i><code>_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS()</code> for only the last
overload.</li>
<li>Fixed some support for Embedded VC++ 4</li>
<li>Better support for rvalue from-python conversions of shared_ptr:
always return a pointer that holds the owning python object *unless*
the python object contains a NULL shared_ptr holder of the right
type.</li>
<li>Support for exposing <code>vector<T*></code> with the
indexing suite.</li>
<li>Support for GCC-3.3 on MacOS.</li>
<li>updated visual studio project build file to include two new files
(slice.cpp and wrapper.cpp)</li>
<li>Added search feature to the index page.</li>
<li>Numerous fixes to the tutorial</li>
<li>Numerous workarounds for MSVC 6 and 7, GCC 2.96, and EDG
2.45</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>11 March 2005</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Added a hack that will fool PyDoc into working with Boost.Python,
thanks to Nick Rasmussen</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>19 November 2004 - 1.32 release</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Updated to use the Boost Software License.</li>
<li>A new, <a href=
"tutorial/doc/html/python/exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions">
better method of wrapping classes with virtual functions</a> has been
implemented.</li>
<li>Support for upcoming GCC symbol export control features have been
folded in, thanks to Niall Douglas.</li>
<li>Improved support for <code>std::auto_ptr</code>-like types.</li>
<li>The Visual C++ bug that makes top-level <i>cv-qualification</i>
of function parameter types part of the function type has been worked
around.</li>
<li>Components used by other libraries have been moved out of
<code>python/detail</code> and into <code>boost/detail</code> to
improve dependency relationships.</li>
<li>Miscellaneous bug fixes and compiler workarounds.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>8 Sept 2004</dt>
<dd>Support for Python's Bool type, thanks to <a href=
"mailto:dholth-at-fastmail.fm">Daniel Holth</a>.</dd>
<dt>11 Sept 2003</dt>
<dd>
<ul>
<li>Changed the response to multiple to-python converters being
registered for the same type from a hard error into warning;
Boost.Python now reports the offending type in the message.</li>
<li>Added builtin <code>std::wstring</code> conversions</li>
<li>Added <code>std::out_of_range</code> => Python
<code>IndexError</code> exception conversion, thanks to <a href=
"mailto:RaoulGough-at-yahoo.co.uk">Raoul Gough</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>9 Sept 2003</dt>
<dd>Added new <code><a href="v2/str.html#str-spec">str</a></code></dd>
<dt>constructors which take a range of characters, allowing strings
containing nul (<code>'\0'</code>) characters.</dt>
<dt>8 Sept 2003</dt>
<dd>Added the ability to create methods from function objects (with an
<code>operator()</code>); see the <a href=
"v2/make_function.html#make_function-spec">make_function</a> docs for
more info.</dd>
<dt>10 August 2003</dt>
<dd>Added the new <code>properties</code> unit tests contributed by
<a href="mailto:romany-at-actimize.com">Roman Yakovenko</a> and
documented <code>add_static_property</code> at his urging.</dd>
<dt>1 August 2003</dt>
<dd>
Added the new <code>arg</code> class contributed by <a href=
"mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> which supplies the
ability to wrap functions that can be called with ommitted arguments in
the middle:
<pre>
void f(int x = 0, double y = 3.14, std::string z = std::string("foo"));
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(test)
{
def("f", f
, (arg("x", 0), arg("y", 3.14), arg("z", "foo")));
}
</pre>And in Python:
<pre>
>>> import test
>>> f(0, z = "bar")
>>> f(z = "bar", y = 0.0)
</pre>Thanks, Nikolay!
</dd>
<dt>22 July 2003</dt>
<dd>Killed the dreaded "bad argument type for builtin operation" error.
Argument errors now show the actual and expected argument types!</dd>
<dt>19 July 2003</dt>
<dd>Added the new <code><a href=
"v2/return_arg.html">return_arg</a></code> policy from <a href=
"mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks, Nikolay!</dd>
<dt>18 March, 2003</dt>
<dd><a href="mailto:Gottfried.Ganssauge-at-haufe.de">Gottfried
Ganßauge</a> has contributed <a href=
"v2/opaque.html">opaque pointer support</a>.<br>
<a href="mailto:nicodemus-at-globalite.com.br">Bruno da Silva de
Oliveira</a> has contributed the exciting <a href=
"../pyste/index.html">Pyste</a> ("Pie-steh") package.</dd>
<dt>24 February 2003</dt>
<dd>Finished improved support for <code>boost::shared_ptr</code>. Now any
wrapped object of C++ class <code>X</code> can be converted automatically
to <code>shared_ptr<X></code>, regardless of how it was wrapped.
The <code>shared_ptr</code> will manage the lifetime of the Python object
which supplied the <code>X</code>, rather than just the <code>X</code>
object itself, and when such a <code>shared_ptr</code> is converted back
to Python, the original Python object will be returned.</dd>
<dt>19 January 2003</dt>
<dd>Integrated <code>staticmethod</code> support from <a href=
"mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks, Nikolay!</dd>
<dt>29 December 2002</dt>
<dd>Added Visual Studio project file and instructions from Brett Calcott.
Thanks, Brett!</dd>
<dt>20 December 2002</dt>
<dd>Added automatic downcasting for pointers, references, and smart
pointers to polymorphic class types upon conversion to python</dd>
<dt>18 December 2002</dt>
<dd>Optimized from_python conversions for wrapped classes by putting the
conversion logic in the shared library instead of registering separate
converters for each class in each extension module</dd>
<dt>19 November 2002</dt>
<dd>Removed the need for users to cast base class member function
pointers when used as arguments to <a href=
"v2/class.html#class_-spec-modifiers">add_property</a></dd>
<dt>13 December 2002</dt>
<dd>Allow exporting of <a href=
"v2/enum.html#enum_-spec"><code>enum_</code></a> values into enclosing
<a href="v2/scope.html#scope-spec"><code>scope</code></a>.<br>
Fixed unsigned integer conversions to deal correctly with numbers that
are out-of-range of <code>signed long</code>.</dd>
<dt>14 November 2002</dt>
<dd>Auto-detection of class data members wrapped with <a href=
"v2/data_members.html#make_getter-spec"><code>make_getter</code></a></dd>
<dt>13 November 2002</dt>
<dd>Full Support for <code>std::auto_ptr<></code> added.</dd>
<dt>October 2002</dt>
<dd>Ongoing updates and improvements to tutorial documentation</dd>
<dt>10 October 2002</dt>
<dd>Boost.Python V2 is released!</dd>
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