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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-06 18:43:09 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-08-06 18:43:09 (GMT)
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SF patch #980695: efficient string concatenation
(Original patch by Armin Rigo).
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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ What's New in Python 2.4 alpha 2?
Core and builtins
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+- Patch #980695: Implements efficient string concatenation for statements
+ of the form s=s+t and s+=t. This will vary across implementations.
+ Accordingly, the str.join() method is strongly preferred for performance
+ sensitive code.
+
- PEP-0318, Function Decorators have been added to the language. These are
implemented using the Java-style @decorator syntax, like so:
@staticmethod