[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.517,1.518

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Added a blurb about the change to sys.version under MSVC.


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+ - When Python is built under a Microsoft compiler, sys.version now
+   includes the compiler version number (_MSC_VER).  For example, under
+   MSVC 6, sys.version constains the substring "MSC v.1200 ".  1200 is
+   the value of _MSC_VER under MSVC 6.
+ 
  - Sometimes the uninstall executable (UNWISE.EXE) vanishes.  One cause
    of that has been fixed in the installer (disabled Wise's "delete in-