[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.1017,1.1018

[rhettinger at users.sourceforge.net]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv18086/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
SF Bug #215126:  Over restricted type checking on eval() function

The builtin eval() function now accepts any mapping for the locals argument.
Time sensitive steps guarded by PyDict_CheckExact() to keep from slowing
down the normal case.  My timings so no measurable impact.



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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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+ - Bug #215126.  The locals argument to eval() now accepts any mapping type.
+ 
  - marshal now shares interned strings. This change introduces
    a new .pyc magic.