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py lib documentation
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The py lib is a development support library featuring
py.test, ad-hoc distributed execution, micro-threads
(greenlets) and uniform local path and svn abstractions.
Works on Linux, Windows and OSX, Python versions
2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6.
`Download and Installation`_
`0.9.2 release announcement`_
Main tools and API
----------------------
`py.test`_ introduces to the **py.test** testing utility.
`py.execnet`_ distributes programs across the net.
`py.magic.greenlet`_: micro-threads (lightweight in-process concurrent programming)
`py.path`_: local and subversion Path and Filesystem access
`py.code`_: High-level access/manipulation of Python code and traceback objects.
`py lib scripts`_ describe the scripts contained in the ``py/bin`` directory.
`apigen`_: a new way to generate rich Python API documentation
support functionality
---------------------------------
`py.xml`_ for generating in-memory xml/html object trees
`py.io`_: Helper Classes for Capturing of Input/Output
`py.log`_: an alpha document about the ad-hoc logging facilities
`miscellaneous features`_ describes some small but nice py lib features.
Background and Motivation information
-------------------------------------------
`future`_ handles development visions and plans for the near future.
`why what how py?`_, describing motivation and background of the py lib.
.. _`download and installation`: download.html
.. _`py-dev at codespeak net`: http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/py-dev
.. _`py.execnet`: execnet.html
.. _`py.magic.greenlet`: greenlet.html
.. _`apigen`: apigen.html
.. _`py.log`: log.html
.. _`py.io`: io.html
.. _`py.path`: path.html
.. _`py.code`: code.html
.. _`py.test`: test.html
.. _`py lib scripts`: bin.html
.. _`py.xml`: xml.html
.. _`Why What how py?`: why_py.html
.. _`future`: future.html
.. _`miscellaneous features`: misc.html
.. _`0.9.2 release announcement`: release-0.9.2.html