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Re: [flask] ANN: Flask 0.6, Whisky Released

From:

Stephane Wirtel

Date:

2010-07-27 @ 13:03

Thank you so much for this release.

Thank you to the community members

For the next release 0.7, the next code name could be "Single Malt" ;-) 
it's a kind of Whisky.

I'm going to buy my t-shirt of Flask \o/

Regards,

Stéphane
On 07/27/2010 02:50 PM, Armin Ronacher wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I just released Version 0.6, codename Whisky of Flask, the micro
> webframework based on Werkzeug, Jinja2 and good intentions.
> 
> What's new:
> 
>    * after request functions are now called in reverse order of
>      registration.
>    * OPTIONS is now automatically implemented by Flask unless the
>      application explictly adds ‘OPTIONS’ as method to the URL rule. In
>      this case no automatic OPTIONS handling kicks in.
>    * static rules are now even in place if there is no static folder for
>      the module. This was implemented to aid GAE which will remove the
>      static folder if it’s part of a mapping in the .yml file.
>    * the config is now available in the templates as config.
>    * context processors will no longer override values passed directly
>      to the render function.
>    * added the ability to limit the incoming request data with the new
>      MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH configuration value.
>    * the endpoint for the flask.Module.add_url_rule() method is now
>      optional to be consistent with the function of the same name on the
>      application object.
>    * added a flask.make_response() function that simplifies creating
>      response object instances in views.
>    * added signalling support based on blinker. This feature is
>      currently optional and supposed to be used by extensions and
>      applications. If you want to use it, make sure to have blinker
>      installed.
>    * refactored the way url adapters are created. This process is now
>      fully customizable with the create_url_adapter() method.
>    * modules can now register for a subdomain instead of just an URL
>      prefix. This makes it possible to bind a whole module to a
>      configurable subdomain.
> 
> What else?
> 
> Huge updates in the documentation as always.  Additionally the Flask 
> extension review process started and we are currently counting 8 
> approved Flask extensions.
> 
> Being an approved extension means that the extension is tested as part 
> of the Flask release cycle.  Whenever a new Flask release is pushed out, 
> the extensions are tested for compatibility.  This will make it possible 
> to synchronize possible API changes without breaking application code. 
> The Flask website now also shows stars for approved extensions.
> 
> The current status of the extension test is currently available here:
>    http://bit.ly/ext-test
> 
> Due to popular demand there are now shirts available:
>    http://flask.spreadshirt.net/
> 
> This shop is operated by Spreadshirt which also receives all the 
> earnings.  We did not add a provision to keep the shirt prices affordable.
> 
> 
> A big thank you to everybody contributing patches, writing Flask 
> extensions and being part of this community.
> 
> 
> Links:
> 
>      Online Documentation: http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/
>      Downloadable PDF: http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/flask-docs.pdf
>      Website: http://flask.pocoo.org/
>      On Github: http://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask
>      PyPI Record: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Flask
> 
> 
> Grab it from PyPI while it's hot: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Flask/0.6
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Armin

Very pleased to hear this.

Thanks Armin and the other Flask contributors.

On 27 July 2010 14:32, heww0205 <heww0205@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very pleased to hear this.
>