[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.477,1.478

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added a bit about the change to the thread ticker


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        in Python 2.4 it will return "-0x1").
  
+     - The bits manipulated under the cover by sys.setcheckinterval() have
+       been changed.  Both the check interval and the ticker used to be
+       per-thread values.  They are now just a pair of global variables.  In
+       addition, the default check interval was boosted from 10 to 100
+       bytecode instructions.  This may have some effect on systems relied on
+       the old default value.  In particular, in multi-threaded applications
+       which try to be highly responsive, response time will increase by some
+       (perhaps imperceptible) amount.
+ 
  - When multiplying very large integers, a version of the so-called
    Karatsuba algorithm is now used.  This is most effective if the