[Python-modules-team] Bug#622643: Fresh bugfix release is available (0.10.2) to fix GTK support

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

Package: ipython
Version: 0.10.1-1
Severity: wishlist

Release 0.10.2
==============

IPython 0.10.2 was released April 9, 2011.  This is a minor bugfix release that
preserves backward compatibility.  At this point, all IPython development
resources are focused on the 0.11 series that includes a complete architectural
restructuring of the project as well as many new capabilities, so this is
likely to be the last release of the 0.10.x series.  We have tried to fix all
major bugs in this series so that it remains a viable platform for those not
ready yet to transition to the 0.11 and newer codebase (since that will require
some porting effort, as a number of APIs have changed).

Thus, we are not opening a 0.10.3 active development branch yet, but if the
user community requires new patches and is willing to maintain/release such a
branch, we'll be happy to host it on the IPython github repositories.

Highlights of this release:

- The main one is the closing of github ticket #185, a major regression we had
  in 0.10.1 where pylab mode with GTK (or gthread) was not working correctly,
  hence plots were blocking with GTK.  Since this is the default matplotlib
  backend on Unix systems, this was a major annoyance for many users.  Many
  thanks to Paul Ivanov for helping resolve this issue.

- Fix IOError bug on Windows when used with -gthread.
- Work robustly if $HOME is missing from environment.
- Better POSIX support in ssh scripts (remove bash-specific idioms).
- Improved support for non-ascii characters in log files.
- Work correctly in environments where GTK can be imported but not started
  (such as a linux text console without X11).



NB -- may be it is time to explicitely close Fixed
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534983
Fixed in version ipython/0.10-1

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental'), (100, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.37-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages ipython depends on:
ii  python                        2.6.6-12   interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-pexpect                2.3-1      Python module for automating inter
ii  python2.5                     2.5.5-11   An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python2.6                     2.6.6-8+b1 An interactive high-level object-o

Versions of packages ipython recommends:
ii  global                     5.7.1-2       Source code search and browse tool
ii  python-foolscap            0.5.0+dfsg-1  object-capability-based RPC system
ii  python-openssl             0.10-1        Python wrapper around the OpenSSL 
ii  python-twisted-core        10.1.0-3      Event-based framework for internet
ii  python-wxgtk2.8            2.8.10.1-3+b1 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI t
ii  python-zope.interface      3.5.3-1+b1    Interfaces for Python

Versions of packages ipython suggests:
ii  libjs-jquery          1.5-2              JavaScript library for dynamic web
ii  python-gobject        2.21.4+is.2.21.3-1 Python bindings for the GObject li
ii  python-gtk2           2.17.0-4+b1        Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-matplotlib     1.0.1-1            Python based plotting system in a 
ii  python-numpy          1:1.5.1-2          Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-profiler       2.6.6-1            deterministic profiling of any Pyt
ii  python-qt4            4.7.3-1+b1         Python bindings for Qt4

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