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PYTHON-EFL 1.8.1
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EFL is a collection of libraries for handling many common tasks a
developer man have such as data structures, communication, rendering,
widgets and more. PYTHON-EFL are the python bindings for EFL and Elementary.


INSTALL
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For installation instruction see the INSTALL file.


CHANGES FROM 1.7 to 1.8
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See also changes.html.

* added efl container package
* ecore.file.Download => efl.ecore.FileDownload
* edje.edit.EdjeEdit => efl.edje_edit.EdjeEdit
* Emotion(module_filename="xxx") => Emotion(module_name="xxx")
* elm.ObjectItem.data changed to a dict (previously held args & kwargs)

* Many _set functions that would previously return status now instead raise
  an exception when the underlying C function returns failure:

   - efl.elementary.entry.Entry.file_set
   - efl.elementary.fileselector.Fileselector.selected_set
   - efl.elementary.genlist.GenlistItem.tooltip_window_mode_set
   - efl.elementary.icon.Icon.standard_set
   - efl.elementary.image.Image.file_set
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.file_set
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.theme_set
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.box_append
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.box_prepend
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.box_insert_before
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.box_insert_at
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.box_remove_all
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.table_pack
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.table_clear
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.part_cursor_set
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.part_cursor_unset
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.part_cursor_style_set
   - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.part_cursor_engine_only_set
   - efl.elementary.photo.Photo.file_set
   - efl.elementary.photocam.Photocam.file_set
   - efl.elementary.video.Video.file_set

  This also applies when assigning the relevant properties.


* This list of stuff will not be ported to the 1.8 tree. Because they are old,
  not portable, or just because no one used and seem not usefull:

   - EcoreEvas
   - EcoreImf
   - EcoreX
   - EcoreWin32
   - python-evas/evas/utils.py
   - python-evas/evas/decorators.py
   - python-evas/evas/debug.py
   - python-evas old hack to rotate objects

Deprecated in 1.8
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* elm.Scroller.custom_widget_base_theme_set =>  elm.Layout.theme_set
* elm.notify.orient_set/get/prop removed  =>  align
* elementary.need_e_dbus => elementary.need_edbus
* elm.domain_translatable_text_part_set => elm.domain_translatable_part_text_set
