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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-18 02:51:32 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-18 02:51:32 (GMT)
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Various alpha 3 updates.
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@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ Extension modules
Library
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+- Updated the decimal package's min() and max() methods to match the
+ latest revision of the General Decimal Arithmetic Specification.
+ Quiet NaNs are ignored and equal values are sorted based on sign
+ and exponent.
+
+- The decimal package's Context.copy() method now returns deep copies.
+
+- Deprecated sys.exitfunc in favor of the atexit module. The sys.exitfunc
+ attribute will be kept around for backwards compatability and atexit
+ will just become the one preferred way to do it.
+
- patch #675551: Add get_history_item and replace_history_item functions
to the readline module.
@@ -81,6 +92,9 @@ Library
Tools/Demos
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+- IDLE's shortcut keys for windows are now case insensitive so that
+ Control-V works the same as Control-v.
+
- pygettext.py: Generate POT-Creation-Date header in ISO format.
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