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@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ What's New in Python 2.5 alpha 1? Core and builtins ----------------- +- patch #1109424: int, long, float, complex, and unicode now check for the + proper magic slot for type conversions when subclassed. Previously the + magic slot was ignored during conversion. Semantics now match the way + subclasses of str always behaved. int/long/float, conversion of an instance + to the base class has been moved the prroper nb_* magic slot and out of + PyNumber_*(). + Thanks Walter Dörwald. + - Descriptors defined in C with a PyGetSetDef structure, where the setter is NULL, now raise an AttributeError when attempting to set or delete the attribute. Previously a TypeError was raised, but this was inconsistent |