[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.280,1.281
Guido van Rossum
gvanrossum@users.sourceforge.net
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 14:34:51 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv4132
Modified Files:
NEWS
Log Message:
Add fix for getattr(obj, name, default). Rearrange a few things.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.280
retrieving revision 1.281
diff -C2 -d -r1.280 -r1.281
*** NEWS 2001/10/16 21:13:49 1.280
--- NEWS 2001/10/16 21:34:49 1.281
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*** 21,25 ****
class methods, static methods, and properties.
! Core
- A very subtle syntactical pitfall in list comprehensions was fixed.
--- 21,25 ----
class methods, static methods, and properties.
! Core and builtins
- A very subtle syntactical pitfall in list comprehensions was fixed.
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*** 32,35 ****
--- 32,44 ----
[<singleton>] anyway, so it's not like any expressiveness is lost.
+ - getattr(obj, name, default) now only catches AttributeError, as
+ documented, rather than returning the default value for all
+ exceptions (which could mask bugs in a __getattr__ hook, for
+ example).
+
+ Extension modules
+
+ - thread.start_new_thread() now returns the thread ID (previously None).
+
- binascii has now two quopri support functions, a2b_qp and b2a_qp.
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*** 38,44 ****
- posix supports chroot where available.
! Library
! - thread.start_new_thread() now returns the thread ID (previously None).
- doctest now excludes functions and classes not defined by the module
--- 47,55 ----
- posix supports chroot where available.
! - Decompression objects in the zlib module now accept an optional
! second parameter to decompress() that specifies the maximum amount
! of memory to use for the uncompressed data.
! Library
- doctest now excludes functions and classes not defined by the module
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*** 75,82 ****
which indicates whether output is intended for the header 'Q'
encoding.
-
- - Decompression objects in the zlib module now accept an optional
- second parameter to decompress() that specifies the maximum amount
- of memory to use for the uncompressed data.
Tools/Demos
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