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+Announce: Release of PyGreSQL version 2.3
+===============================================
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+PyGreSQL v2.3 has been released.
+It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL.tgz.  If
+you are on NetBSD, look in the packages directory under databases.  If
+it isn't there yet, it should be there shortly.  You can also pick up the
+package files from ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/pygresql.pkg.tgz.
+There is also a package in the FreeBSD ports collection but as I write
+this it is at version 2.1.  I will try to get that updated as well.
+
+PostgreSQL is a database system derived from Postgres4.2. It conforms
+to (most of) ANSI SQL and offers many interesting capabilities (C
+dynamic linking for functions or type definition, etc.). This package
+is copyright by the Regents of the University of California, and is
+freely distributable.
+
+Python is an interpreted programming language. It is object oriented,
+simple to use (light syntax, simple and straightforward statements), and
+has many extensions for building GUIs, interfacing with WWW, etc.  An
+intelligent web  browser (HotJava like) is currently under development
+(November 1995), and this should open programmers many doors. Python is
+copyrighted by Stichting S Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The
+Netherlands, and is freely distributable.
+
+PyGreSQL is a python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It
+embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful
+PostgreSQL features from a Python script.
+
+I wanted to have DB-SIG API support in the next release but there are
+enough fixes and improvements to make one more release before starting
+on that.  The next version will be 3.0 and have the DB-SIG API support.
+
+PyGreSQL 2.3 was developed and tested on a NetBSD 1.3_BETA system.  It
+is based on the PyGres95 code written by Pascal Andre,
+andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr.  I changed the version to 2.0 and updated the
+code for Python 1.5 and PostgreSQL 6.2.1.  While I was at it I upgraded
+the code to use full ANSI style prototypes and changed the order of
+arguments to connect.  Later versions are fixes and enhancements to that.
+
+Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.2 to PyGreSQL 2.3:
+  - connect.host returns "localhost" when connected to Unix socket
+    (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi)
+  - Use PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords in connect() (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi)
+  - fixes and cleanups (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi)
+  - Fixed memory leak in dictresult() (terekhov@emc.com)
+  - Deprecated pgext.py - functionality now in pg.py
+  - More cleanups to the tutorial
+  - Added fileno() method - terekhov@emc.com (Mikhail Terekhov)
+  - added money type to quoting function
+  - Compiles cleanly with more warnings turned on
+  - Returns PostgreSQL error message on error
+  - Init accepts keywords (Jarkko Torppa)
+  - Convenience functions can be overridden (Jarkko Torppa)
+  - added close() method
+
+Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.1 to PyGreSQL 2.2:
+  - Added user and password support thanks to Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@post1.com>
+  - Insert queries return the inserted oid
+  - Add new pg wrapper (C module renamed to _pg)
+  - Wrapped database connection in a class.
+  - Cleaned up some of the tutorial.  (More work needed.)
+  - Added version and __version__.  Thanks to thilo@eevolute.com for
+    the suggestion.
+
+Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.0 to PyGreSQL 2.1:
+  - return fields as proper Python objects for field type
+  - Cleaned up pgext.py
+  - Added dictresult method
+
+Important changes from Pygres95 1.0b to PyGreSQL 2.0:
+  - Updated code for PostgreSQL 6.2.1 and Python 1.5.
+  - Reformatted code and converted to ANSI .
+  - Changed name to PyGreSQL (from PyGres95.)
+  - Changed order of arguments to connect function.
+  - Created new type pgqueryobject and moved certain methods to it.
+  - Added a print function for pgqueryobject
+  - Various code changes - mostly stylistic.
+
+For more information about each package, please have a look to their
+web pages:
+  - Python :     http://www.python.org/
+  - PostgreSQL : http://www.PostgreSQL.org/
+  - PyGreSQL :   http://www.druid.net/pygresql/
+
+
+D'Arcy J.M. Cain
+darcy@druid.net
+
+