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@@ -2073,6 +2073,11 @@ objects are converted to their Python equivalent, if one exists, or
wrapped with a \class{_tkinter.Tcl_Obj} object if no Python equivalent
exists.
+\item Large octal and hex literals such as
+0xffffffff now trigger a \exception{FutureWarning} because currently
+they're stored as 32-bit numbers and result in a negative value, but
+in Python 2.4 they'll become positive long integers.
+
\item You can no longer disable assertions by assigning to \code{__debug__}.
\item The Distutils \function{setup()} function has gained various new