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  \title{What's New in Python 2.3}
! \release{0.01}
  \author{A.M. Kuchling}
  \authoraddress{\email{akuchlin@mems-exchange.org}}
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  \title{What's New in Python 2.3}
! \release{0.02}
  \author{A.M. Kuchling}
  \authoraddress{\email{akuchlin@mems-exchange.org}}
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  \end{verbatim}
  
+ (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
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  \item Two new functions in the \module{math} module, 
  \function{degrees(\var{rads})} and \function{radians(\var{degs})},
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! \item XXX Introduce two new flag bits that can be set in a PyMethodDef method
! descriptor, as used for the tp_methods slot of a type.  These new flag
! bits are both optional, and mutually exclusive.  Most methods will not
! use either.  These flags are used to create special method types which
! exist in the same namespace as normal methods without having to use
! tedious construction code to insert the new special method objects in
! the type's tp_dict after PyType_Ready() has been called.
! 
! If METH_CLASS is specified, the method will represent a class method
! like that returned by the classmethod() built-in.
! 
! If METH_STATIC is specified, the method will represent a static method
! like that returned by the staticmethod() built-in.
! 
! These flags may not be used in the PyMethodDef table for modules since
! these special method types are not meaningful in that case; a
! ValueError will be raised if these flags are found in that context.
  
  \end{itemize}
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  measurement.
  
! \item It's now possible to define class and static methods for a C
! extension type by setting either the \constant{METH_CLASS} or
! \constant{METH_STATIC} flags in a method's \ctype{PyMethodDef}
! structure.
  
  \end{itemize}
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  \subsection{Port-Specific Changes}
  
  XXX write this
  
  XXX OS/2 EMX port
  
! XXX MacOS: Weaklink most toolbox modules, improving backward
! compatibility. Modules will no longer fail to load if a single routine
! is missing on the curent OS version, in stead calling the missing
! routine will raise an exception.  Should finally fix 531398. 2.2.1
! candidate.  Also blacklisted some constants with definitions that
! were not Python-compatible.
  
! XXX Checked in Sean Reifschneider's RPM spec file and patches.
  
  
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  \subsection{Port-Specific Changes}
  
+ 
  XXX write this
  
  XXX OS/2 EMX port
  
! On MacOS, most toolbox modules have been weaklinked to improve
! backward compatibility.  This means that modules will no longer fail
! to load if a single routine is missing on the curent OS version.
! Instead calling the missing routine will raise an exception.  
  
! Sean Reifschneider contributed an updated RPM spec file that can be
! found in the \file{Misc/RPM/} directory in the Python source
! distribution.