Professional IronPython

Missing or Changed Extension Modules
 
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pickle 
Changed 
Provides access to the Python method for serial-
izing and de-serializing its object structure. The 
IronPython version doesn’t support fast mode. 
You can read more about this module at 
http://
pydoc.org/2.5.1/parser.html
and 
http://
docs.python.org/library/pickle.html
.
regex 
Missing 
Performs Regular Expression manipulation within 
Python. You can read more about this module at 
http://docs.python.org/library/re.html
.
rgbimg 
Missing 
Defines a method for reading and writing Silicon 
Graphics, Incorporated (SGI) Red-Green-Blue (RGB) 
graphics files. You can read more about this module 
at 
http://pydoc.org/2.5.1/rgbimg.html
and 
http://www.python.org/doc/2.4/lib/
module-rgbimg.html
.
select 
Missing 
Waits for I/O operations of various types to com-
plete. This module only works for sockets on 
Windows systems. It works for a range of other 
file types, including pipes, on other platforms. 
You can read more about this module at 
http://
pydoc.org/2.5.1/select.html
and 
http://
docs.python.org/library/select.html
.
sha 
Missing 
Implements the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) 
hash algorithm used for security purposes. You 
can read more about this module at 
http://
pydoc.org/2.5.1/sha.html
and 
http://
docs.python.org/library/sha.html
.
signal 
Missing 
Defines handlers for asynchronous events. The 
.NET Framework doesn’t support signals. You 
can read more about this module at 
http://
pydoc.org/2.5.1/signal.html
and 
http://
docs.python.org/library/signal.html
.
socket 
Changed 
Provides low-level support for the BSD socket 
interface used for network communications. Some 
methods don’t work as anticipated or produce dif-
ferent error information. You can read more about 
this module at 
http://pydoc.org/2.5.1/
socket.html
and 
http://docs.python.org/
library/socket.html
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