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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.1 beta 1?
 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #1588: Add complex.__format__. For example, 
+  format(complex(1, 2./3), '.5') now produces a sensible result.
+
 - Issue #5864: Fix empty format code formatting for floats so that it
   never gives more than the requested number of significant digits.