[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.53,1.54

Guido van Rossum python-dev@python.org
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 05:42:50 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv13193

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Barry Warsaw: Fixed -+ operator.  Added some new sections.  Leave some
XXX notes for now.

I could use help here!!!!  Please mail me patches ASAP.  We may have
to put some of this off to 2.0final, but it's best to have it in shape
now...


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.53
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -C2 -r1.53 -r1.54
*** NEWS	2000/09/05 04:38:34	1.53
--- NEWS	2000/09/05 12:42:46	1.54
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*** 67,71 ****
  Eleven new assignment operators were added:
  
!     += -+ *= /= %= **= <<= >>= &= ^= |=
  
  For example,
--- 67,71 ----
  Eleven new assignment operators were added:
  
!     += -= *= /= %= **= <<= >>= &= ^= |=
  
  For example,
***************
*** 250,253 ****
--- 250,278 ----
  
  
+ Changed Modules
+ ---------------
+ 
+ ftplib - ntransfercmd(), transfercmd(), and retrbinary() all now
+ optionally support the RFC 959 REST command.
+ 
+ socket - new function getfqdn()
+ 
+ XXX: I'm sure there are others
+ 
+ 
+ Obsolete Modules
+ ----------------
+ 
+ None.  However note that 1.6 made a whole slew of modules obsolete:
+ stdwin, soundex, cml, cmpcache, dircache, dump, find, grep, packmail,
+ poly, zmod, strop, util, whatsound.
+ 
+ 
+ Changed, New, Obsolete Tools
+ ----------------------------
+ 
+ XXX: are there any?  If not, say "None" here.
+ 
+ 
  C-level Changes
  ---------------
***************
*** 269,274 ****
  Trent Mick ensured portability to 64-bit platforms, under both Linux
  and Win64, especially for the new Intel Itanium processor.
  
! Numerous new APIs were added, e.g. 
  
  ======================================================================
--- 294,301 ----
  Trent Mick ensured portability to 64-bit platforms, under both Linux
  and Win64, especially for the new Intel Itanium processor.
+ 
+ Numerous new APIs were added, e.g.
  
! 	XXX: Fill this out.
  
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