[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.326,1.327

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv5060/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Fix SF bug #489581: __slots__ leak.

It was easier than I thought, assuming that no other things contribute
to the instance size besides slots -- a pretty good bet.  With a test
suite, no less!



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.326
retrieving revision 1.327
diff -C2 -d -r1.326 -r1.327
*** NEWS	2001/12/05 19:46:42	1.326
--- NEWS	2001/12/05 22:45:48	1.327
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*** 5,8 ****
--- 5,11 ----
  Type/class unification and new-style classes
  
+ - Fixed a leak: instance variables declared with __slots__ were never
+   deleted!
+ 
  - The "delete attribute" method of descriptor objects is called
    __delete__, not __del__.  In previous releases, it was mistakenly