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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2010-12-15 19:20:01 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2010-12-15 19:20:01 (GMT) |
| commit | e434b3b68114a271d615848515f96de135e501b3 (patch) | |
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Add intro to the changed modules section.
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst index 5c50c2f..73ef9af 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst @@ -515,6 +515,20 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are: New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules ===================================== +Python's standard library is now receiving significant maintenance efforts +and quality improvements. + +The biggest news for Python 3.2 is that the :mod:`email` package and +:mod:`nntplib` modules now work correctly with Python 3.2's bytes/text model. +For the first time, there is correct handling of inputs with mixed encodings. + +Another significant win is the addition of substantially better support for +*SSL* connections and security certificates. + +In addition, many more functions and classes now have a :term:`context manager` +to support convenient and reliable resource clean-up using the +:keyword:`with`-statement. + email ----- |