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@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@ What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 2? ================================= + Core language, builtins, and interpreter +- repr(string) is easier to read, now using hex escapes instead of octal, + and using \t, \n and \r instead of \011, \012 and \015 (respectively): + + >>> "\texample \r\n" + chr(0) + chr(255) + '\texample \r\n\x00\xff' # in 2.1 + '\011example \015\012\000\377' # in 2.0 + Standard library |