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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- Patch #1491866: change the complex() constructor to allow parthensized
+ forms. This means complex(repr(x)) now works instead of raising a
+ ValueError.
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- Patch #703779: unset __file__ in __main__ after running a file. This
makes the filenames the warning module prints much more sensible when
a PYTHONSTARTUP file is used.