From: "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal@lemburg.com>
Subject: ANN: mxTools Package - Version 1.0.0
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:02:21 GMT

ANNOUNCING:

                        mxTools Version 1.0.0

              A Python extension package providing additional
                builtin functions/objects for use in Python

WHAT IT IS:

mxTools is an extension package that includes a collection of handy
functions and objects giving additional functionality in form of new
builtins to the Python programmer. You'll find many functions in there
that you've missed in the core interpreter, e.g. dict() or irange().

The package auto-installs the new functions and objects as builtins upon
first import. This means that they become instantely available to all
other modules without any further action on your part. Add the line
'import NewBuiltins' to your site.py script and they will be available
to all users at your site as if they were installed in the Python
interpreter itself. 

WHAT'S NEW ?

Version 1.0.0 adds some new functions (as always ;) and also
introduces a better registration scheme for the functions. You
can now manage the namespaces yourself by editing a Python
file and enabling only those API you want to include.
By default, the package now adds functions to __builtins__ and the
sys module.

Things added in 1.0.0: defined(), True and False singletons,
sys.cur_frame() and iremove(). More info about these and all the
other functions/object can be found on the doc page (see below).

Some command line switches are also exposed, BTW: sys.optimization()
and sys.verbosity(). This lets you compile PYO files from within
Python even when Python was not invoked with -O switch.

WHERE CAN I GET IT ?

The full documentation and instructions for downloading and installing
the package can be found at:

        http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxTools.html

WHAT DOES IT COST ?

It comes with a Python-style license, but is otherwise free for
commercial and non-commercial use.

WHERE CAN I GET SUPPORT ?

I am offering commercial support for this package through
Python Professional Services Inc. (http://www.pythonpros.com).
Please consult their site for infos.

REFERENCE:

<P><A HREF="http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxTools.html>
mxTools 1.0.0</A> - Additional Builtins for use in Python (30-Mar-1998)

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