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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst index 2e9fdd0..b74a456 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Comparing an :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` with a regular dictionary ignores the insertion order and just compares the keys and values. How does the :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` work? It maintains a -doubly-linked list of keys, appending new keys to the list as they're inserted. +doubly linked list of keys, appending new keys to the list as they're inserted. A secondary dictionary maps keys to their corresponding list node, so deletion doesn't have to traverse the entire linked list and therefore remains O(1). @@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ GvR worked on merging them into Python's version of :mod:`unittest`. * :meth:`~unittest.TestCase.assertAlmostEqual` and :meth:`~unittest.TestCase.assertNotAlmostEqual` test whether *first* and *second* are approximately equal. This method - can either round their difference to an optionally-specified number + can either round their difference to an optionally specified number of *places* (the default is 7) and compare it to zero, or require the difference to be smaller than a supplied *delta* value. @@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ Port-Specific Changes: Windows * The :mod:`_winreg` module for accessing the registry now implements the :func:`~_winreg.CreateKeyEx` and :func:`~_winreg.DeleteKeyEx` - functions, extended versions of previously-supported functions that + functions, extended versions of previously supported functions that take several extra arguments. The :func:`~_winreg.DisableReflectionKey`, :func:`~_winreg.EnableReflectionKey`, and :func:`~_winreg.QueryReflectionKey` were also tested and documented. |