[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.81.2.8,1.81.2.9

[Moshe Zadka]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv30389/Misc

Modified Files:
      Tag: release20-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
#126161 and 123634 -- Unicode strings could not be pickled correctly.
This is *backwards incompatible* with the previous pickling scheme,
which wasnot reversible


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.81.2.8
retrieving revision 1.81.2.9
diff -C2 -r1.81.2.8 -r1.81.2.9
*** NEWS	2001/03/30 16:49:07	1.81.2.8
--- NEWS	2001/03/30 17:20:58	1.81.2.9
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*** 34,37 ****
--- 34,42 ----
  - #121965 -- fixing containment in xrange() objects
  
+ - #126161 #123634 -- pickle.py, cPickle.c -- fix pickling unicode strings
+   this is *backwards incompatible* with older pickles containing unicode
+   strings -- but this has to be done, the previous pickling scheme broke
+   anyway.
+ 
  
  What's New in Python 2.0?