[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.185,1.186

[Tim Peters]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv4479/python/dist/src/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Teach the UNPACK_SEQUENCE opcode how to tease an iterable object into
giving up the goods.
NEEDS DOC CHANGES


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.185
retrieving revision 1.186
diff -C2 -r1.185 -r1.186
*** NEWS	2001/06/16 05:42:57	1.185
--- NEWS	2001/06/21 02:49:55	1.186
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*** 109,112 ****
--- 109,114 ----
      'x in y' and 'x not in y' (PySequence_Contains() in C API)
      operator.countOf() (PySequence_Count() in C API)
+     right-hand side of assignment statements with multiple targets, such as
+         x, y, z = some_iterable_object_returning_exactly_3_values
  
  - Accessing module attributes is significantly faster (for example,