[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.337.2.4.2.18,1.337.2.4.2.19

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv434

Modified Files:
      Tag: release22-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Add bool(), True, False (as ints) for backwards compatibility.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	8 Apr 2002 01:39:56 -0000	1.337.2.4.2.18
--- NEWS	8 Apr 2002 13:31:12 -0000	1.337.2.4.2.19
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*** 3,7 ****
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! Core
  
  - Fixed super() to work correctly with class methods.  [SF bug #535444]
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! Core and builtins
! 
! - Added new builtin function bool() and new builtin constants True and
!   False to ease backporting of code developed for Python 2.3.  In 2.2,
!   bool() returns 1 or 0, True == 1, and False == 0.
  
  - Fixed super() to work correctly with class methods.  [SF bug #535444]