[Python-checkins] r61262 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

[andrew.kuchling]

Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Thu Mar  6 02:36:27 2008
New Revision: 61262

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
Log:
Add two items

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	Thu Mar  6 02:36:27 2008
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
         (2, 3, 1, 3), (2, 3, 1, 4), (2, 3, 2, 3), (2, 3, 2, 4), 
         (2, 4, 1, 3), (2, 4, 1, 4), (2, 4, 2, 3), (2, 4, 2, 4)]
 
-  ``combinations(iter, r)`` returns combinations of length *r* from
+  ``combinations(iter, r)`` returns sub-sequences of length *r* from
   the elements of *iterable*. ::
 
     itertools.combinations('123', 2) ->
@@ -1170,14 +1170,18 @@
       [('1', '2', '3'), ('1', '2', '4'), ('1', '3', '4'), 
        ('2', '3', '4')]
 
-  ``permutations(iter[, r])`` returns all the permutations of length *r* from
+  ``permutations(iter[, r])`` returns all the permutations of length *r* of
   the iterable's elements.  If *r* is not specified, it will default to the 
   number of elements produced by the iterable.
 
-  XXX enter example once Raymond commits the code.
+    itertools.permutations([1,2,3,4], 2) ->
+      [(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), 
+       (2, 1), (2, 3), (2, 4), 
+       (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 4), 
+       (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3)]
 
   ``itertools.chain(*iterables)` is an existing function in
-  :mod:`itertools` that gained a new constructor.
+  :mod:`itertools` that gained a new constructor in Python 2.6.
   ``itertools.chain.from_iterable(iterable)`` takes a single 
   iterable that should return other iterables.  :func:`chain` will
   then return all the elements of the first iterable, then
@@ -1411,6 +1415,10 @@
   by Michael Pomraning.)
 
   .. Patch #742598
+
+* The :mod:`struct` module now supports the C99 :ctype:`_Bool` type,
+  using the format character ``'?'``. 
+  (Contributed by David Remahl.)
  
 * A new variable in the :mod:`sys` module,
   :attr:`float_info`, is an object