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  r66561 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-22 17:13:29 -0500 (Mon, 22 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  clean up docs for platform's linux_distribution and dist functions
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  r66564 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-23 08:32:46 -0500 (Tue, 23 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  mention how to override boolean evaluation
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  r66580 | georg.brandl | 2008-09-24 04:47:55 -0500 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008) | 2 lines

  Indentation normalization.
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  r66610 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-09-24 12:27:55 -0500 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  Improve wording
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  r66614 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-24 17:11:59 -0500 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008) | 4 lines

  #3950 fix missing scale factors in turtle.py

  reviewers: Georg, Benjamin
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  r66618 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-25 15:35:45 -0500 (Thu, 25 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  add a NEWs entry for r66614
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  r66624 | raymond.hettinger | 2008-09-25 18:31:52 -0500 (Thu, 25 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  Fix namedtuple bug reported by Glenn Linderman.  Template did not form correctly if the field names were input in Unicode.
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  r66625 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-25 21:58:36 -0500 (Thu, 25 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  add the beginnings of a C-API 2 -> 3 porting guide
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  r66628 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-26 15:52:06 -0500 (Fri, 26 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  add an 'other options' section
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  r66629 | georg.brandl | 2008-09-26 16:15:21 -0500 (Fri, 26 Sep 2008) | 2 lines

  typos.
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  r66643 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-09-27 09:12:33 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  Add a last bunch of items
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  r66645 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-27 11:23:55 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  2to3's api should be considered unstable
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  r66660 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-09-27 17:54:08 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  #3510: future-proof text
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  r66661 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-27 18:28:43 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  clarify a few things
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  r66662 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-09-27 19:15:27 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  #1579477: mention necessity to flush output before exec'ing
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  r66663 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-09-27 20:08:47 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  #1415508: Document two functions
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  r66664 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-27 20:51:36 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  better grammar
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  r66665 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-27 20:53:29 -0500 (Sat, 27 Sep 2008) | 1 line

  note the 2to3 -d could be useful for other refactoring
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diff --git a/Doc/howto/cporting.rst b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3451f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+.. highlightlang:: c
+
+********************************
+Porting Extension Modules to 3.0
+********************************
+
+:author: Benjamin Peterson
+
+
+.. topic:: Abstract
+
+   Although changing the C-API was not one of Python 3.0's objectives, the many
+   Python level changes made leaving 2.x's API intact impossible.  In fact, some
+   changes such as :func:`int` and :func:`long` unification are more obvious on
+   the C level.  This document endeavors to document incompatibilities and how
+   they can be worked around.
+
+
+Conditional compilation
+=======================
+
+The easiest way to compile only some code for 3.0 is to check if
+:cmacro:`PY_MAJOR_VERSION` is greater than or equal to 3. ::
+
+   #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+   #define IS_PY3K
+   #endif
+
+API functions that are not present can be aliased to their equivalents within
+conditional blocks.
+
+
+Changes to Object APIs
+======================
+
+Python 3.0 merged together some types with similar functions while cleanly
+separating others.
+
+
+str/unicode Unification
+-----------------------
+
+
+Python 3.0's :func:`str` (``PyString_*`` functions in C) type is equivalent to
+2.x's :func:`unicode` (``PyUnicode_*``).  The old 8-bit string type has become
+:func:`bytes`.  Python 2.6 and later provide a compatibility header,
+:file:`bytesobject.h`, mapping ``PyBytes`` names to ``PyString`` ones.  For best
+compatibility with 3.0, :ctype:`PyUnicode` should be used for textual data and
+:ctype:`PyBytes` for binary data.  It's also important to remember that
+:ctype:`PyBytes` and :ctype:`PyUnicode` in 3.0 are not interchangeable like
+:ctype:`PyString` and :ctype:`PyString` are in 2.x.  The following example shows
+best practices with regards to :ctype:`PyUnicode`, :ctype:`PyString`, and
+:ctype:`PyBytes`. ::
+
+   #include "stdlib.h"
+   #include "Python.h"
+   #include "bytesobject.h"
+
+   /* text example */
+   static PyObject *
+   say_hello(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+       PyObject *name, *result;
+
+       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "U:say_hello", &name))
+           return NULL;
+
+       result = PyUnicode_FromFormat("Hello, %S!", name);
+       return result;
+   }
+
+   /* just a forward */
+   static char * do_encode(PyObject *);
+
+   /* bytes example */
+   static PyObject *
+   encode_object(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+       char *encoded;
+       PyObject *result, *myobj;
+
+       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:encode_object", &myobj))
+           return NULL;
+
+       encoded = do_encode(myobj);
+       if (encoded == NULL)
+           return NULL;
+       result = PyBytes_FromString(encoded);
+       free(encoded);
+       return result;
+   }
+
+
+long/int Unification
+--------------------
+
+In Python 3.0, there is only one integer type.  It is called :func:`int` on the
+Python level, but actually corresponds to 2.x's :func:`long` type.  In the
+C-API, ``PyInt_*`` functions are replaced by their ``PyLong_*`` neighbors.  The
+best course of action here is using the ``PyInt_*`` functions aliased to
+``PyLong_*`` found in :file:`intobject.h`.  The the abstract ``PyNumber_*`` APIs
+can also be used in some cases. ::
+
+   #include "Python.h"
+   #include "intobject.h"
+
+   static PyObject *
+   add_ints(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+       int one, two;
+       PyObject *result;
+
+       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii:add_ints", &one, &two))
+           return NULL;
+
+       return PyInt_FromLong(one + two);
+   }
+
+
+
+Module initialization and state
+===============================
+
+Python 3.0 has a revamped extension module initialization system.  (See PEP
+:pep:`3121`.)  Instead of storing module state in globals, they should be stored
+in an interpreter specific structure.  Creating modules that act correctly in
+both 2.x and 3.0 is tricky.  The following simple example demonstrates how. ::
+
+   #include "Python.h"
+
+   struct module_state {
+       PyObject *error;
+   };
+
+   #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+   #define GETSTATE(m) ((struct module_state*)PyModule_GetState(m))
+   #else
+   #define GETSTATE(m) (&_state)
+   static struct module_state _state;
+   #endif
+
+   static PyObject *
+   error_out(PyObject *m) {
+       struct module_state *st = GETSTATE(m);
+       PyErr_SetString(st->error, "something bad happened");
+       return NULL;
+   }
+
+   static PyMethodDef myextension_methods[] = {
+       {"error_out", (PyCFunction)error_out, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
+       {NULL, NULL}
+   };
+
+   #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+
+   static int myextension_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
+       Py_VISIT(GETSTATE(m)->error);
+       return 0;
+   }
+
+   static int myextension_clear(PyObject *m) {
+       Py_CLEAR(GETSTATE(m)->error);
+       return 0;
+   }
+
+
+   static struct PyModuleDef moduledef = {
+           PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+           "myextension",
+           NULL,
+           sizeof(struct module_state),
+           myextension_methods,
+           NULL,
+           myextension_traverse,
+           myextension_clear,
+           NULL
+   };
+
+   #define INITERROR return NULL
+
+   PyObject *
+   PyInit_myextension(void)
+
+   #else
+   #define INITERROR return
+
+   void
+   initmyextension(void)
+   #endif
+   {
+   #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+       PyObject *module = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
+   #else
+       PyObject *module = Py_InitModule("myextension", myextension_methods);
+   #endif
+
+       if (module == NULL)
+           INITERROR;
+       struct module_state *st = GETSTATE(module);
+
+       st->error = PyErr_NewException("myextension.Error", NULL, NULL);
+       if (st->error == NULL) {
+           Py_DECREF(module);
+           INITERROR;
+       }
+
+   #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+       return module;
+   #endif
+   }
+
+
+Other options
+=============
+
+If you are writing a new extension module, you might consider `Cython
+<http://www.cython.org>`_.  It translates a Python-like language to C.  The
+extension modules it creates are compatible with Python 3.x and 2.x.
+
diff --git a/Doc/howto/index.rst b/Doc/howto/index.rst
index 5a1f397..7d64688 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/index.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/index.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Currently, the HOWTOs are:
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    advocacy.rst
+   cporting.rst
    curses.rst
    doanddont.rst
    functional.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/2to3.rst b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
index 8040124..2e9547c6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/2to3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ warning beneath the diff for a file.  You should address the warning in order to
 have compliant 3.x code.
 
 2to3 can also refactor doctests.  To enable this mode, use the :option:`-d`
-flag.  Note that *only* doctests will be refactored.
+flag.  Note that *only* doctests will be refactored.  This also doesn't require
+the module to be valid Python.  For example, doctest like examples in a reST
+document could also be refactored with this option.
 
 The :option:`-v` option enables the output of more information on the
 translation process.
@@ -95,4 +97,10 @@ true function call.
 .. moduleauthor:: Guido van Rossum
 .. moduleauthor:: Collin Winter
 
+
+.. warning::
+
+   The :mod:`lib2to3` API should be considered unstable and may change
+   drastically in the future.
+
 .. XXX What is the public interface anyway?
diff --git a/Doc/library/json.rst b/Doc/library/json.rst
index 4eaa690..b67d724 100644
--- a/Doc/library/json.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/json.rst
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ Encoders and decoders
             
          def default(self, o):
             try:
-               iterable = iter(o)
+                iterable = iter(o)
             except TypeError:
-               pass
+                pass
             else:
                 return list(iterable)
             return JSONEncoder.default(self, o)
diff --git a/Doc/library/optparse.rst b/Doc/library/optparse.rst
index de1a116..4936e7d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/optparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/optparse.rst
@@ -1193,17 +1193,32 @@ traditional Unix exit status for command-line errors).
 Querying and manipulating your option parser
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Sometimes, it's useful to poke around your option parser and see what's there.
-OptionParser provides a couple of methods to help you out:
-
-``has_option(opt_str)``
-   Return true if the OptionParser has an option with  option string ``opt_str``
-   (e.g., ``"-q"`` or ``"--verbose"``).
+The default behavior of the option parser can be customized slightly,
+and you can also poke around your option parser and see what's there.
+OptionParser provides several methods to help you out:
+
+``disable_interspersed_args()``
+  Set parsing to stop on the first non-option. Use this if you have a
+  command processor which runs another command which has options of
+  its own and you want to make sure these options don't get
+  confused. For example, each command might have a different
+  set of options.
+
+``enable_interspersed_args()``
+  Set parsing to not stop on the first non-option, allowing
+  interspersing switches with command arguments.  For example,
+  ``"-s arg1 --long arg2"`` would return ``["arg1", "arg2"]``
+  as the command arguments and ``-s, --long`` as options.
+  This is the default behavior.
 
 ``get_option(opt_str)``
    Returns the Option instance with the option string ``opt_str``, or ``None`` if
    no options have that option string.
 
+``has_option(opt_str)``
+   Return true if the OptionParser has an option with option string ``opt_str``
+   (e.g., ``"-q"`` or ``"--verbose"``).
+
 ``remove_option(opt_str)``
    If the OptionParser has an option corresponding to ``opt_str``, that option is
    removed.  If that option provided any other option strings, all of those option
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 221596c..9e14003 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -1215,7 +1215,13 @@ to be ignored.
    These functions all execute a new program, replacing the current process; they
    do not return.  On Unix, the new executable is loaded into the current process,
    and will have the same process id as the caller.  Errors will be reported as
-   :exc:`OSError` exceptions.
+   :exc:`OSError` exceptions.  
+
+   The current process is replaced immediately. Open file objects and
+   descriptors are not flushed, so if there may be data buffered
+   on these open files, you should flush them using
+   :func:`sys.stdout.flush` or :func:`os.fsync` before calling an
+   :func:`exec\*` function.
 
    The "l" and "v" variants of the :func:`exec\*` functions differ in how
    command-line arguments are passed.  The "l" variants are perhaps the easiest
@@ -1241,8 +1247,9 @@ to be ignored.
    used to define the environment variables for the new process (these are used
    instead of the current process' environment); the functions :func:`execl`,
    :func:`execlp`, :func:`execv`, and :func:`execvp` all cause the new process to
-   inherit the environment of the current process. Availability: Unix,
-   Windows.
+   inherit the environment of the current process. 
+
+   Availability: Unix, Windows.
 
 
 .. function:: _exit(n)
diff --git a/Doc/library/platform.rst b/Doc/library/platform.rst
index 22ac72d..3d5228a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/platform.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/platform.rst
@@ -226,29 +226,23 @@ Unix Platforms
 
 .. function:: dist(distname='', version='', id='', supported_dists=('SuSE','debian','redhat','mandrake',...))
 
-   Tries to determine the name of the OS distribution name Returns a tuple
-   ``(distname, version, id)`` which defaults to the args given as parameters.
-
-   ``supported_dists`` may be given to define the set of Linux
-   distributions to look for. It defaults to a list of currently
-   supported Linux distributions identified by their release file
-   name.
+   This is another name for :func:`linux_distribution`.
 
 .. function:: linux_distribution(distname='', version='', id='', supported_dists=('SuSE','debian','redhat','mandrake',...), full_distribution_name=1)
 
    Tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name.
 
-   ``supported_dists`` may be given to define the set of Linux
-   distributions to look for. It defaults to a list of currently
-   supported Linux distributions identified by their release file
-   name.
+   ``supported_dists`` may be given to define the set of Linux distributions to
+   look for. It defaults to a list of currently supported Linux distributions
+   identified by their release file name.
 
-   If ``full_distribution_name`` is true (default), the full
-   distribution read from the OS is returned. Otherwise the short name
-   taken from ``supported_dists`` is used.
+   If ``full_distribution_name`` is true (default), the full distribution read
+   from the OS is returned. Otherwise the short name taken from
+   ``supported_dists`` is used.
 
-   Returns a tuple ``(distname,version,id)`` which defaults to the
-   args given as parameters.
+   Returns a tuple ``(distname,version,id)`` which defaults to the args given as
+   parameters.  ``id`` is the item in parentheses after the version number.  It
+   is usually the version codename.
 
 .. function:: libc_ver(executable=sys.executable, lib='', version='', chunksize=2048)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/site.rst b/Doc/library/site.rst
index 73ec7bf..0fe63a3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/site.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/site.rst
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ and :file:`bar.pth` contains::
 
    bar
 
-Then the following directories are added to ``sys.path``, in this order::
+Then the following version-specific directories are added to
+``sys.path``, in this order::
 
-   /usr/local/lib/python3.0/site-packages/bar
-   /usr/local/lib/python3.0/site-packages/foo
+   /usr/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages/bar
+   /usr/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages/foo
 
 Note that :file:`bletch` is omitted because it doesn't exist; the :file:`bar`
 directory precedes the :file:`foo` directory because :file:`bar.pth` comes
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 8f78498..620d08e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -207,18 +207,18 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions:
 .. function:: getaddrinfo(host, port[, family[, socktype[, proto[, flags]]]])
 
    Resolves the *host*/*port* argument, into a sequence of 5-tuples that contain
-   all the necessary argument for the sockets manipulation. *host* is a domain
-   name, a string representation of IPv4/v6 address or ``None``. *port* is a string
-   service name (like ``'http'``), a numeric port number or ``None``.
+   all the necessary arguments for creating the corresponding socket. *host* is a domain
+   name, a string representation of an IPv4/v6 address or ``None``. *port* is a string
+   service name such as ``'http'``, a numeric port number or ``None``.
+   The rest of the arguments are optional and must be numeric if specified.  
+   By passing ``None`` as the value of *host* and *port*, , you can pass ``NULL`` to the C API.
 
-   The rest of the arguments are optional and must be numeric if specified.  For
-   *host* and *port*, by passing ``None``, you can pass ``NULL`` to the C API.
    The :func:`getaddrinfo` function returns a list of 5-tuples with the following
    structure:
 
    ``(family, socktype, proto, canonname, sockaddr)``
 
-   *family*, *socktype*, *proto* are all integer and are meant to be passed to the
+   *family*, *socktype*, *proto* are all integers and are meant to be passed to the
    :func:`socket` function. *canonname* is a string representing the canonical name
    of the *host*. It can be a numeric IPv4/v6 address when :const:`AI_CANONNAME` is
    specified for a numeric *host*. *sockaddr* is a tuple describing a socket
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions:
 
    Return a fully qualified domain name for *name*. If *name* is omitted or empty,
    it is interpreted as the local host.  To find the fully qualified name, the
-   hostname returned by :func:`gethostbyaddr` is checked, then aliases for the
+   hostname returned by :func:`gethostbyaddr` is checked, followed by aliases for the
    host, if available.  The first name which includes a period is selected.  In
    case no fully qualified domain name is available, the hostname as returned by
    :func:`gethostname` is returned.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index 9410e22..7e4d68a 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -1806,8 +1806,11 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
   is now available as a standalone package.  The web page for the package is
   `www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm
   <http://www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm>`__.
+  The plan is to remove the package from the standard library
+  in Python 3.0, because its pace of releases is much more frequent than
+  Python's.
 
-* The :mod:`bsddb.dbshelve` module now uses the highest pickling protocol
+  The :mod:`bsddb.dbshelve` module now uses the highest pickling protocol
   available, instead of restricting itself to protocol 1.
   (Contributed by W. Barnes; :issue:`1551443`.)
 
@@ -1817,6 +1820,12 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
   "/cgi-bin/add.py?category=1".  (Contributed by Alexandre Fiori and
   Nubis; :issue:`1817`.)
 
+  The :func:`parse_qs` and :func:`parse_qsl` functions have been 
+  relocated from the :mod:`cgi` module to the :mod:`urlparse` module.
+  The versions still available in the :mod:`cgi` module will 
+  trigger :exc:`PendingDeprecationWarning` messages in 2.6
+  (:issue:`600362`).
+
 * The :mod:`cmath` module underwent extensive revision,
   contributed by Mark Dickinson and Christian Heimes.
   Five new functions were added:
@@ -1900,6 +1909,11 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
 
   (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
 
+* The :mod:`Cookie` module's :class:`Morsel` objects now support an
+  :attr:`httponly` attribute.  In some browsers. cookies with this attribute
+  set cannot be accessed or manipulated by JavaScript code.
+  (Contributed by Arvin Schnell; :issue:`1638033`.)
+
 * A new window method in the :mod:`curses` module,
   :meth:`chgat`, changes the display attributes for a certain number of
   characters on a single line.  (Contributed by Fabian Kreutz.)  ::
@@ -2498,8 +2512,9 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
   ``with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp: ...``.
   (Contributed by Alexander Belopolsky; :issue:`2021`.)
 
-* The :mod:`test.test_support` module now contains an
-  :func:`EnvironmentVarGuard`
+* The :mod:`test.test_support` module gained a number 
+  of context managers useful for writing tests. 
+  :func:`EnvironmentVarGuard` is a 
   context manager that temporarily changes environment variables and
   automatically restores them to their old values.
 
@@ -2514,6 +2529,16 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
           f = urllib.urlopen('https://sf.net')
           ...
 
+  Finally, :func:`check_warnings` resets the :mod:`warning` module's 
+  warning filters and returns an object that will record all warning
+  messages triggered (:issue:`3781`)::
+
+      with test_support.check_warnings() as wrec:
+          warnings.simplefilter("always")
+          ... code that triggers a warning ...
+          assert str(wrec.message) == "function is outdated"
+	  assert len(wrec.warnings) == 1, "Multiple warnings raised"
+
   (Contributed by Brett Cannon.)
 
 * The :mod:`textwrap` module can now preserve existing whitespace
@@ -2600,11 +2625,19 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
 
   (Added by Facundo Batista.)
 
+* The Unicode database provided by the :mod:`unicodedata` module
+  has been updated to version 5.1.0.  (Updated by 
+  Martin von Loewis; :issue:`3811`.)
+
 * The :mod:`warnings` module's :func:`formatwarning` and :func:`showwarning`
   gained an optional *line* argument that can be used to supply the
   line of source code.  (Added as part of :issue:`1631171`, which re-implemented
   part of the :mod:`warnings` module in C code.)
 
+  A new function, :func:`catch_warnings`, is a context manager
+  intended for testing purposes that lets you temporarily modify the
+  warning filters and then restore their original values (:issue:`3781`).
+  
 * The XML-RPC :class:`SimpleXMLRPCServer` and :class:`DocXMLRPCServer`
   classes can now be prevented from immediately opening and binding to
   their socket by passing True as the ``bind_and_activate``
diff --git a/Lib/collections.py b/Lib/collections.py
index 6d439e5..458cbef 100644
--- a/Lib/collections.py
+++ b/Lib/collections.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def namedtuple(typename, field_names, verbose=False):
     # generating informative error messages and preventing template injection attacks.
     if isinstance(field_names, str):
         field_names = field_names.replace(',', ' ').split() # names separated by whitespace and/or commas
-    field_names = tuple(field_names)
+    field_names = tuple(map(str, field_names))
     for name in (typename,) + field_names:
         if not all(c.isalnum() or c=='_' for c in name):
             raise ValueError('Type names and field names can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores: %r' % name)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_collections.py b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
index ec0aa80..60072cc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_collections.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class TestNamedTuple(unittest.TestCase):
         namedtuple('Point0', 'x1 y2')   # Verify that numbers are allowed in names
         namedtuple('_', 'a b c')        # Test leading underscores in a typename
 
+        nt = namedtuple('nt', 'the quick brown fox')                       # check unicode input
+        self.assert_("u'" not in repr(nt._fields))
+        nt = namedtuple('nt', ('the', 'quick'))                           # check unicode input
+        self.assert_("u'" not in repr(nt._fields))
+
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, Point._make, [11])                     # catch too few args
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, Point._make, [11, 22, 33])             # catch too many args