[Python-checkins] r43072 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[neal.norwitz]

Author: neal.norwitz
Date: Thu Mar 16 07:40:39 2006
New Revision: 43072

Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
Add a news entry about the sre/re swap.

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Thu Mar 16 07:40:39 2006
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Swapped re and sre, so help(re) provides full help.  importing sre
+  is deprecated.  The undocumented re.engine variable no longer exists.
+
 - Bug #1448490: Fixed a bug that ISO-2022 codecs could not handle
   SS2 (single-shift 2) escape sequences correctly.