[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.1152,1.1153

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv16270/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Locale data that contains regex metacharacters are now properly escaped.

Closes bug #1039270.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1152
retrieving revision 1.1153
diff -u -d -r1.1152 -r1.1153
--- NEWS	3 Oct 2004 19:03:19 -0000	1.1152
+++ NEWS	6 Oct 2004 02:11:37 -0000	1.1153
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 Library
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+- time.strptime() now properly escapes timezones and all other locale-specific
+  strings for regex-specific symbols.  Was breaking under Japanese Windows when
+  the timezone was specified as "Tokyo (standard time)".
+  Closes bug #1039270.
+
 - Updates for the email package:
   + All deprecated APIs that in email 2.x issued warnings have been removed:
     _encoder argument to the MIMEText constructor, Message.add_payload(),