[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.777,1.778

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv25118/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Warn about creating global variables by __setattr__ that shadow builtin
names.  Unfortunately, this is not bulletproof since the module
dictionary can be modified directly.


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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	8 Jun 2003 23:10:15 -0000	1.777
--- NEWS	9 Jun 2003 18:42:19 -0000	1.778
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*** 44,47 ****
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    preferred, then __iter__ can be overriden.
  
+ - Creating an attribute on a module (i.e. a global variable created by
+   __setattr__) that causes a builtin name to be shadowed now raises a
+   DeprecationWarning.  In future versions of Python the effect may be
+   undefined (in order to allow for optimization of global and builtin
+   name lookups).
+ 
  Extension modules
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