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@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Core and builtins
Extension modules
+- By default, the gc.garbage list now contains only those instances in
+ unreachable cycles that have __del__ methods; in 2.1 it contained all
+ instances in unreachable cycles. "Instances" here has been generalized
+ to include instances of both new-style and old-style classes.
+
- The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
send() until all data has been sent. Also, the socket function has