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@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ Extension modules Library ------- +- It's vital that a dumbdbm database be closed properly, else the + on-disk data and directory files can be left in mutually inconsistent + states. dumbdbm.py's _Database.__del__() method attempted to close + the database properly, but a shutdown race in _Database._commit() + could prevent this form working, so that a program trusting __del__() + to get the on-disk files in synch could be badly surprised. The race + has been repaired. + - The classes in threading.py are now new-style classes. That they weren't before was an oversight. |