[riscos-python] Re: Python 3.8.5 and packaging testing

  • From: Chris Johns <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: riscos-python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:38:29 +0100

Python package upgraded to 3.8.5-1, and there are a few new things. One is PythonSite, which is a container that lives in !Boot.Resources to hold your site packages, and the other is packaged version of numpy and pygame that install into this container.

Please treat them all as "beta" at the moment.

The main change in Python itself is os.path.join will try to be a bit 'smart' in handling os.path.join("foo","bar","baz.txt") where it's been assumed that filenames are of the form file.ext. This is to help the same scripts run on RISC OS and Unix/Windows, but it might trip up some cases.

Cheers

Chris


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