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@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ Extension modules
- datetime changes:
+ The datetime and datetimetz classes have been collapsed into a single
+ datetime class, and likewise the time and timetz classes into a single
+ time class. Previously, a datetimetz object with tzinfo=None acted
+ exactly like a datetime object, and similarly for timetz. This wasn't
+ enough of a difference to justify distinct classes, and life is simpler
+ now.
+
today() and now() now round system timestamps to the closest
microsecond <http://www.python.org/sf/661086>. This repairs an
irritation most likely seen on Windows systems.
@@ -1202,7 +1209,7 @@ Mac
- MacPython no longer maps both \r and \n to \n on input for any text file.
This feature has been replaced by universal newline support (PEP278).
-
+
- The default encoding for Python sourcefiles in MacPython-OS9 is no longer
mac-roman (or whatever your local Mac encoding was but "ascii", like on
other platforms. If you really need sourcefiles with Mac characters in them