Group dict[ionary] news together; and use dict() instead of

dictionary().

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index bd8f51a..2d4c0c0 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Type/class unification and new-style classes
 - The new builtin dictionary() constructor, and dictionary type, have
   been renamed to dict.  This reflects a decade of common usage.
 
+- dict() now accepts an iterable object producing 2-sequences.  For
+  example, dict(d.items()) == d for any dictionary d.  The argument,
+  and the elements of the argument, can be any iterable objects.
+
 - New-style classes can now have a __del__ method, which is called
   when the instance is deleted (just like for classic classes).
 
@@ -25,11 +29,6 @@ Type/class unification and new-style classes
   instances of new-style classes that have a __dict__ (unless the base
   class forbids it).
 
-- dictionary() now accepts an iterable object producing 2-sequences.
-  For example, dictionary(d.items()) == d for any dictionary d.  The
-  argument, and the elements of the argument, can be any iterable
-  objects.
-
 - Methods of built-in types now properly check for keyword arguments
   (formerly these were silently ignored).  The only built-in methods
   that take keyword arguments are __call__, __init__ and __new__.