[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.420,1.421

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Record the latest fixes.


Index: NEWS
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*** NEWS	9 Jun 2002 13:33:54 -0000	1.420
--- NEWS	10 Jun 2002 21:39:42 -0000	1.421
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*** 7,10 ****
--- 7,13 ----
  Core and builtins
  
+ - Cycles going through the __class__ link of a new-style instance are
+   now detected by the garbage collector.
+ 
  - Classes using __slots__ are now properly garbage collected.
    [SF bug 519621]
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*** 130,133 ****
--- 133,142 ----
  
  Library
+ 
+ - Some fixes in the copy module: when an object is copied through its
+   __reduce__ method, there was no check for a __setstate__ method on
+   the result [SF patch 565085]; deepcopy should treat instances of
+   custom metaclasses the same way it treats instances of type 'type'
+   [SF patch 560794].
  
  - Sockets now support timeout mode.  After s.settimeout(T), where T is