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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2006-02-25 22:38:04 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2006-02-25 22:38:04 (GMT)
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- Patch 1433928:
- The copy module now "copies" function objects (as atomic objects). - dict.__getitem__ now looks for a __missing__ hook before raising KeyError. - Added a new type, defaultdict, to the collections module. This uses the new __missing__ hook behavior added to dict (see above).
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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ What's New in Python 2.5 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
-----------------
+- Patch 1433928:
+ - The copy module now "copies" function objects (as atomic objects).
+ - dict.__getitem__ now looks for a __missing__ hook before raising
+ KeyError.
+
- Fix the encodings package codec search function to only search
inside its own package. Fixes problem reported in patch #1433198.
@@ -224,6 +229,9 @@ Core and builtins
Extension Modules
-----------------
+- Patch 1433928: Added a new type, defaultdict, to the collections module.
+ This uses the new __missing__ hook behavior added to dict (see above).
+
- Bug #854823: socketmodule now builds on Sun platforms even when
INET_ADDRSTRLEN is not defined.