[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.173,1.174

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv21176

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Added NEWS item for the UTF-16 change.



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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retrieving revision 1.174
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*** NEWS	2001/05/15 18:38:45	1.173
--- NEWS	2001/05/22 08:58:23	1.174
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*** 4,7 ****
--- 4,12 ----
  Core
  
+ - The UTF-16 codec was modified to be more RFC compliant. It will now
+   only remove BOM characters at the start of the string and then
+   only if running in native mode (UTF-16-LE and -BE won't remove a
+   leading BMO character).
+ 
  - Strings now have a new method .decode() to complement the already
    existing .encode() method. These two methods provide direct access