[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.831.4.15,1.831.4.16

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	NEWS 
Log Message:
Backport improvements to set.py so that the interface will remain
consistent across versions. 

* Relaxed the argument restrictions for non-operator methods.  They now
  allow any iterable instead of requiring a set.  This makes the module
  a little easier to use and paves the way for an efficient C 
  implementation which can take better advantage of iterable arguments
  while screening out immutables.

* Added a PendingDeprecationWarning for Set.update() because it now 
  duplicates Set.union_update()

* Adapted the tests and docs to include the above changes.

* Added more test coverage including testing identities and checking
  to make sure non-restartable generators work as arguments.



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! - sets.py can now run under Py2.2
  
  - Bug #778964:  random.seed() now uses fractional seconds so that
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! - sets.py now runs under Py2.2.  In addition, the argument restrictions
!   for most set methods (but not the operators) have been relaxed to
!   allow any iterable.  Also the Set.update() has been deprecated because
!   it duplicates Set.union_update().
  
  - Bug #778964:  random.seed() now uses fractional seconds so that