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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst index a47573c..46922a4 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst @@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ Here are all of the changes that Python 2.6 makes to the core Python language. .. Revision 57619 -* Properties now have two attributes, +* Properties now have three attributes, :attr:`getter`, :attr:`setter` and :attr:`deleter`, that are useful shortcuts for - adding a setter or deleter function to an existing property. - You would use them like this:: + adding or modifying a getter, setter or deleter function to an + existing property. You would use them like this:: class C(object): @property @@ -670,6 +670,15 @@ Here are all of the changes that Python 2.6 makes to the core Python language. def x(self): del self._x + class D(C): + @C.x.getter + def x(self): + return self._x * 2 + + @x.setter + def x(self, value): + self._x = value / 2 + * C functions and methods that use :cfunc:`PyComplex_AsCComplex` will now accept arguments that @@ -1336,6 +1345,7 @@ Port-Specific Changes: Windows API. The :func:`getwch` function reads a keypress and returns a Unicode value, as does the :func:`getwche` function. The :func:`putwch` function takes a Unicode character and writes it to the console. + (Contributed by Christian Heimes.) * :func:`os.path.expandvars` will now expand environment variables in the form "%var%", and "~user" will be expanded into the @@ -1350,7 +1360,15 @@ Port-Specific Changes: Windows that expands environment variable references such as ``%NAME%`` in an input string. The handle objects provided by this module now support the context protocol, so they can be used - in :keyword:`with` statements. + in :keyword:`with` statements. (Contributed by Christian Heimes.) + +* The new default compiler on Windows is Visual Studio 2008 (VS 9.0). The + build directories for Visual Studio 2003 (VS7.1) and 2005 (VS8.0) + were moved into the PC/ directory. The new PCbuild directory supports + cross compilation for X64, debug builds and Profile Guided Optimization + (PGO). PGO builds are roughly 10% faster than normal builds. + (Contributed by Christian Heimes with help from Amaury Forgeot d'Arc and + Martin von Loewis.) .. ====================================================================== |