[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.300,1.301
Guido van Rossum
gvanrossum@users.sourceforge.net
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:56:08 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv17656
Modified Files:
NEWS
Log Message:
Some news.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS 2001/10/26 05:06:50 1.300
--- NEWS 2001/10/26 14:56:06 1.301
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*** 5,8 ****
--- 5,12 ----
Type/class unification and new-style classes
+ - Assignment to object.__dict__ is now possible, for objects that are
+ instances of new-style classes that have a __dict__ (unless the base
+ class forbids it).
+
- dictionary() now accepts an iterable object producing 2-sequences.
For example, dictionary(d.items()) == d for any dictionary d. The
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*** 16,22 ****
Core and builtins
Extension modules
! - Various bugfixes to the curses module.
Library
--- 20,34 ----
Core and builtins
+ - Clarified the error messages for unsupported operands to an operator
+ (like 1 + '').
+
Extension modules
! - The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
! sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
! send() until all data has been sent.
!
! - Various bugfixes to the curses module. There is now a test suite
! for the curses module (you have to run it manually).
Library