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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.3.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.3.rst index 7dd4930..f5c53c0 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.3.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.3.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ .. |release| replace:: 1.01 -.. % $Id: whatsnew23.tex 55005 2007-04-27 19:54:29Z guido.van.rossum $ +.. $Id: whatsnew23.tex 54631 2007-03-31 11:58:36Z georg.brandl $ This article explains the new features in Python 2.3. Python 2.3 was released on July 29, 2003. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Reference and the Python Reference Manual. If you want to understand the complete implementation and design rationale, refer to the PEP for a particular new feature. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 218: A Standard Set Datatype @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ whether one set is a subset or superset of another:: PEP written by Greg V. Wilson. Implemented by Greg V. Wilson, Alex Martelli, and GvR. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-generators: @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ a data structure. Written by Neil Schemenauer, Tim Peters, Magnus Lie Hetland. Implemented mostly by Neil Schemenauer and Tim Peters, with other fixes from the Python Labs crew. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-encodings: @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ use characters outside of the usual alphanumerics. Written by Marc-André Lemburg and Martin von Löwis; implemented by Suzuki Hisao and Martin von Löwis. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 273: Importing Modules from ZIP Archives @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ import from the :file:`lib/` subdirectory within the archive. Just van Rossum that uses the import hooks described in :pep:`302`. See section :ref:`section-pep302` for a description of the new import hooks. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 277: Unicode file name support for Windows NT @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Under MacOS, :func:`os.listdir` may now return Unicode filenames. Written by Neil Hodgson; implemented by Neil Hodgson, Martin von Löwis, and Mark Hammond. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 278: Universal Newline Support @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ This feature can be disabled when compiling Python by specifying the :pep:`278` - Universal Newline Support Written and implemented by Jack Jansen. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-enumerate: @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ This can be rewritten using :func:`enumerate` as:: :pep:`279` - The enumerate() built-in function Written and implemented by Raymond D. Hettinger. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 282: The logging Package @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ documentation for all of the details. Reading :pep:`282` will also be helpful. :pep:`282` - A Logging System Written by Vinay Sajip and Trent Mick; implemented by Vinay Sajip. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-bool: @@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ instead of ``'1'`` and ``'0'``. :pep:`285` - Adding a bool type Written and implemented by GvR. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== PEP 293: Codec Error Handling Callbacks @@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ characters and "xmlcharrefreplace" emits XML character references. :pep:`293` - Codec Error Handling Callbacks Written and implemented by Walter Dörwald. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-pep301: @@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ register --list-classifiers``. :pep:`301` - Package Index and Metadata for Distutils Written and implemented by Richard Jones. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-pep302: @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ Pseudo-code for Python's new import logic, therefore, looks something like this :pep:`302` - New Import Hooks Written by Just van Rossum and Paul Moore. Implemented by Just van Rossum. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-pep305: @@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ of tuples or lists, quoting strings that contain the delimiter. Written and implemented by Kevin Altis, Dave Cole, Andrew McNamara, Skip Montanaro, Cliff Wells. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-pep307: @@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ codes for private use. Currently no codes have been specified. :pep:`307` - Extensions to the pickle protocol Written and implemented by Guido van Rossum and Tim Peters. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-slices: @@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ now the type object for the slice type, and is no longer a function. This is consistent with Python 2.2, where :class:`int`, :class:`str`, etc., underwent the same change. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Other Language Changes @@ -1042,8 +1042,6 @@ Here are all of the changes that Python 2.3 makes to the core Python language. objects available in the :mod:`types` module.) For example, you can create a new module object with the following code: - .. % XXX should new.py use PendingDeprecationWarning? - :: >>> import types @@ -1115,7 +1113,7 @@ Here are all of the changes that Python 2.3 makes to the core Python language. assigned to :attr:`__bases__` along the lines of those relating to assigning to an instance's :attr:`__class__` attribute. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== String Changes @@ -1179,7 +1177,7 @@ String Changes the usual way when the only reference to them is from the internal dictionary of interned strings. (Implemented by Oren Tirosh.) -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Optimizations @@ -1211,7 +1209,7 @@ Optimizations The net result of the 2.3 optimizations is that Python 2.3 runs the pystone benchmark around 25% faster than Python 2.2. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules @@ -1566,8 +1564,6 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-December/031107.html for a more detailed explanation of this change. (Implemented by Martin von Löwis.) - .. % - * Calling Tcl methods through :mod:`_tkinter` no longer returns only strings. Instead, if Tcl returns other objects those objects are converted to their Python equivalent, if one exists, or wrapped with a :class:`_tkinter.Tcl_Obj` @@ -1671,7 +1667,7 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. To implement this change, the :mod:`stringprep` module, the ``mkstringprep`` tool and the ``punycode`` encoding have been added. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Date/Time Type @@ -1726,7 +1722,7 @@ support for parsing strings and getting back a :class:`date` or For more information, refer to the module's reference documentation. (Contributed by Tim Peters.) -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== The optparse Module @@ -1791,7 +1787,7 @@ See the module's documentation for more details. Optik was written by Greg Ward, with suggestions from the readers of the Getopt SIG. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-pymalloc: @@ -1864,7 +1860,7 @@ and bundle it with the source of your extension. of the file :file:`Objects/obmalloc.c` in the Python source code. The above link points to the file within the SourceForge CVS browser. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Build and C API Changes @@ -1926,7 +1922,7 @@ Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include: the type name leading up to the final period will no longer have the desired effect. For more detail, read the API reference documentation or the source. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Port-Specific Changes @@ -1952,7 +1948,7 @@ source distribution, were updated for 2.3. (Contributed by Sean Reifschneider.) Other new platforms now supported by Python include AtheOS (http://www.atheos.cx/), GNU/Hurd, and OpenVMS. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _section-other: @@ -2003,7 +1999,7 @@ Some of the more notable changes are: executed next. A ``jump`` command has been added to the :mod:`pdb` debugger taking advantage of this new feature. (Implemented by Richie Hindle.) -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== Porting to Python 2.3 @@ -2042,8 +2038,6 @@ code: desired upper bits. For example, to clear just the top bit (bit 31), you could write ``0xffffffffL &~(1L<<31)``. - .. % The empty groups below prevent conversion to guillemets. - * You can no longer disable assertions by assigning to ``__debug__``. * The Distutils :func:`setup` function has gained various new keyword arguments @@ -2065,7 +2059,7 @@ code: * Names of extension types defined by the modules included with Python now contain the module and a ``'.'`` in front of the type name. -.. % ====================================================================== +.. ====================================================================== .. _acks: |