[Python-checkins] r60921 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[guido.van.rossum]

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Thu Feb 21 18:46:16 2008
New Revision: 60921

Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
Remove news about float repr() -- issue 1580 is still in limbo.


Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Thu Feb 21 18:46:16 2008
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@
 - Issue #1620: New property decorator syntax was modifying the decorator
   in place instead of creating a new decorator object.
 
-- Issue #1580: New free format floating point representation based on
-  "Floating-Point Printer Sample Code", by Robert G. Burger. For example
-  repr(11./5) now returns '2.2' instead of '2.2000000000000002'.
-
 - Issue #1538: Avoid copying string in split/rsplit if the split
   char is not found.