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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-03-08 00:41:11 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-03-08 00:41:11 (GMT)
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allow cycles throught the __dict__ slot to be cleared (closes #1469629)
Patch from Armin, test from me.
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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.7.3 release candidate 1?
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #1469629: Allow cycles through an object's __dict__ slot to be
+ collected. (For example if ``x.__dict__ is x``).
+
- Issue #13521: dict.setdefault() now does only one lookup for the given key,
making it "atomic" for many purposes. Patch by Filip GruszczyƄski.