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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2003-02-19 18:18:47 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2003-02-19 18:18:47 (GMT)
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Update versions/dates for release of 2.3a2. Added some last-minute news.
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What's New in Python 2.3 alpha 2?
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-*Release date: XX-XXX-2003*
+*Release date: 19-Feb-2003*
Core and builtins
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@@ -346,20 +346,18 @@ C API
'B', 'h', 'H', 'i', and 'l' codes). Future versions of Python will
raise a TypeError.
-
-New platforms
--------------
-
-TBD
-
Tests
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-TBD
+- Several tests weren't being run. Now they are.
Windows
-------
+- The timeout code for socket connect() didn't work right; this has
+ now been fixed. test_timeout.py should pass (at least most of the
+ time).
+
- distutils' msvccompiler class now passes the preprocessor options to
the resource compiler. See SF patch #669198.