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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-04-23 15:24:50 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-04-23 15:24:50 (GMT)
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Implement PEP 412: Key-sharing dictionaries (closes #13903)
Patch from Mark Shannon.
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@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3?
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #13903: Implement PEP 412. Individual dictionary instances can now share
+ their keys with other dictionaries. Classes take advantage of this to share
+ their instance dictionary keys for improved memory and performance.
+
- Issue #14630: Fix a memory access bug for instances of a subclass of int
with value 0.