Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: pysistence
Version: 0.4.0
Summary: A set of functional data structures for Python
Home-page: http://packages.python.org/pysistence
Author: Jason Baker
Author-email: amnorvend@gmail.com
License: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Description: Pysistence is a project that seeks to make functional programming in python easier.
        
        FAQ
        ~~~~~
        
        **Why the name pysistence?**
        
        The project is named pysistence because most of the data structures it
        implements are *persistent*.  This doesn't mean persistent in the sense that
        they are stored in a database or the file system.  Rather, it means the data
        structures may only be modified by copying.  Where possible, these data
        structures will re-use existing implementations without copying everything.
        
        **Where can I learn more about persistent data structures?**
        
        Here are some resouces:
        
        * `Developing for Developers:  Persistent data structures <http://blogs.msdn.com/devdev/archive/2005/11/08/490480.aspx>`_
        * `Persistent data structures (wikipedia) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_data_structure>`_
        
        Or if you're *really* brave:
        
        * `Making Data Structures Persistent <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sleator/papers/another-persistence.pdf>`_
        * `Purely Functional Data Structures <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rwh/theses/okasaki.pdf>`_
        
        
        Download
        =========
        
        You may download the current release of Pysistence from our `PyPI page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysistence/>`_.  You may also use easy_install to install pysistence::
        
        sudo easy_install pysistence
        
        If you have Mercurial installed, you can use the following command to check out Pysistence::
        
        hg clone http://bitbucket.org/jasbaker/pysistence/
        
        Note that you do need `setuptools <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>` or `distribute <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute>` for the next step::
        
        python setup.py install
        
        If you're brave, you can try using pysistence's experimental C extension::
        
        python setup.py install --with-cext
        
        
        Developers & Community
        =======================
        
        Visit `Pysistence's bitbucket page <http://bitbucket.org/jasbaker/pysistence/>`_
        to get more info and view the wiki.
        
        You may also visit our `Google Group <http://groups.google.com/group/pysistence>`_ for more info.
        
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
