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authorMark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>2016-08-29 16:26:43 (GMT)
committerMark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>2016-08-29 16:26:43 (GMT)
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Issue #25402: in int-to-decimal-string conversion, reduce intermediate storage requirements and relax restriction on converting large integers. Patch by Serhiy Storchaka.
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@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.6.0 beta 1
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #25402: In int-to-decimal-string conversion, improve the estimate
+ of the intermediate memory required, and remove an unnecessarily strict
+ overflow check. Patch by Serhiy Storchaka.
+
- Issue #27214: In long_invert, be more careful about modifying object
returned by long_add, and remove an unnecessary check for small longs.
Thanks Oren Milman for analysis and patch.