[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.403,1.404

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv2607/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Patch #552433: Special-case tuples. Avoid sub-type checking for lists.
Avoid checks for negative indices and duplicate checks for support of
the sequence protocol.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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retrieving revision 1.404
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*** NEWS	7 May 2002 20:58:03 -0000	1.403
--- NEWS	8 May 2002 08:44:21 -0000	1.404
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*** 193,196 ****
--- 193,200 ----
  C API
  
+ - Added new macro PySequence_ITEM(o, i) that directly calls
+   sq_item without rechecking that o is a sequence and without
+   adjusting for negative indices.
+ 
  - PyRange_New() now raises ValueError if the fourth argument is not 1.
    This is part of the removal of deprecated features of the xrange