[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.495,1.496

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv16944

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
News about repr() and 8-bit characters, and setlocale() in the
readline module.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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--- NEWS	9 Oct 2002 21:40:48 -0000	1.496
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+ - The repr() function for 8-bit strings now preserves all characters
+   that are considered printable in the current locale.  (Previously,
+   all bytes that are not printable ASCII would be encoded in hex.)
+   This requires the user to set the current locale; in the initial "C"
+   locale the old behavior is maintained.  [SF patch 479898]
+ 
  - Unicode file name processing for Windows (PEP 277) is implemented.
    All platforms now have an os.path.supports_unicode_filenames attribute,
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  Library
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+ 
+ - Importing the readline module now no longer has the side effect of
+   calling setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "").  The initial "C" locale, or
+   whatever locale is explicitly set by the user, is preserved.  If you
+   want repr() of 8-bit strings in your preferred encoding to preserve
+   all printable characters of that encoding, you have to add the
+   following code to your $PYTHONSTARTUP file or to your application's
+   main():
+ 
+     import locale
+     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_CTYPE, "")
  
  - shutil.move was added. shutil.copytree now reports errors as an