Update planned date for a2. Re-org completed feature into sections (mostly new modules)

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@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Release Schedule
unfolds.
alpha 1: April 5, 2006 [completed]
alpha 2: April 29, 2006 [planned]
alpha 2: April 25, 2006 [planned]
alpha 3: May 27, 2006 [planned]
beta 1: June 24, 2006 [planned]
beta 2: July 15, 2006 [planned]
@ -63,35 +63,40 @@ Completed features for 2.5
PEP 353: Using ssize_t as the index type
PEP 357: Allowing Any Object to be Used for Slicing
- ASCII is the default coding
- ASCII became the default coding
- AST-based compiler
- Access to C AST from Python through new _ast module
- Add support for reading shadow passwords (http://python.org/sf/579435)
- any()/all() builtin truth functions
- new hashlib module add support for SHA-224, -256, -384, and -512
(replaces old md5 and sha modules)
New standard library modules
- new cProfile module suitable for profiling long running applications
with minimal overhead
- cProfile -- suitable for profiling long running applications
with minimal overhead
- Fredrik Lundh's ElementTree and cElementTree
- ctypes -- optional component of the windows installer
- Add ctypes to the standard library, make it an optional component
in the windows installer. Thomas Heller will maintain it.
- ElementTree and cElementTree -- by Fredrik Lundh
- Add support for the Unicode 4.1 UCD
- hashlib -- adds support for SHA-224, -256, -384, and -512
(replaces old md5 and sha modules)
- Add msilib module for creating MSI files and bdist_msi in distutils.
There are no docs yet.
- msilib -- for creating MSI files and bdist_msi in distutils.
There are no docs yet.
- pysqlite was added to the standard library
- pysqlite
- Add PEP 302 zipfile/__loader__ support to the following modules:
warnings, linecache, inspect, traceback, site, and doctest
- setuptools
Other notable features
- Added support for reading shadow passwords (http://python.org/sf/579435)
- Added support for the Unicode 4.1 UCD
- Added PEP 302 zipfile/__loader__ support to the following modules:
warnings, linecache, inspect, traceback, site, and doctest
Possible features for 2.5
@ -119,9 +124,6 @@ Possible features for 2.5
(Owner: ???)
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/060926.html
- setuptools to the standard library
(Owner: Phillip Eby)
- wsgiref to the standard library
(Owner: Phillip Eby)