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diff --git a/ext/ply/ANNOUNCE b/ext/ply/ANNOUNCE index f40902021..0a155cec3 100644 --- a/ext/ply/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ext/ply/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ -February 19, 2007 +March 24, 2009 - Announcing : PLY-2.3 (Python Lex-Yacc) + Announcing : PLY-3.2 (Python Lex-Yacc) http://www.dabeaz.com/ply I'm pleased to announce a significant new update to PLY---a 100% Python -implementation of the common parsing tools lex and yacc. PLY-2.3 is -a minor bug fix release, but also features improved performance. +implementation of the common parsing tools lex and yacc. PLY-3.2 adds +compatibility for Python 2.6 and 3.0, provides some new customization +options, and cleans up a lot of internal implementation details. If you are new to PLY, here are a few highlights: @@ -29,19 +30,11 @@ If you are new to PLY, here are a few highlights: problems. Currently, PLY can build its parsing tables using either SLR or LALR(1) algorithms. -- PLY can be used to build parsers for large programming languages. - Although it is not ultra-fast due to its Python implementation, - PLY can be used to parse grammars consisting of several hundred - rules (as might be found for a language like C). The lexer and LR - parser are also reasonably efficient when parsing normal - sized programs. - More information about PLY can be obtained on the PLY webpage at: http://www.dabeaz.com/ply -PLY is freely available and is licensed under the terms of the Lesser -GNU Public License (LGPL). +PLY is freely available. Cheers, |