[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.831.4.21,1.831.4.22

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv23105/Misc

Modified Files:
      Tag: release23-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
* Add news item for the previous bugfix
* Backport itertoolsmodule.c 1.19 to re-sync Py2.3.1 with Py2.4.



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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	30 Aug 2003 14:52:35 -0000	1.831.4.21
--- NEWS	30 Aug 2003 22:14:45 -0000	1.831.4.22
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*** 22,26 ****
  
  - Bug #793826:  re-ordered the reference counting code in
!   itertools.izip() to prevent re-entrancy anomalies.
  
  - Bug #770485: cStringIO did not support the f.closed attribute.
--- 22,28 ----
  
  - Bug #793826:  re-ordered the reference counting code in
!   itertools.izip() to prevent re-entrancy anomalies.  Also,
!   if given zero arguments, it now returns an empty iterator
!   rather than raising a type error.
  
  - Bug #770485: cStringIO did not support the f.closed attribute.