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@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 1? Core language, builtins, and interpreter -- There is a new Unicode companion to the builtin str() function - called unistr(). Like str(), it calls either the tp_str slot of - objects or the "__str__" method and converts the returned value - to an Unicode object (in case this is necessary). - - The unistr() is complemented by a new PyObject_Unicode() C API - which behaves in the same way. +- There is a new Unicode companion to the PyObject_Str() API + called PyObject_Unicode(). It behaves in the same way as the + former, but assures that the returned value is an Unicode object + (applying the usual coercion if necessary). - The comparison operators support "rich comparison overloading" (PEP 207). C extension types can provide a rich comparison function in |