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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- except clauses may now be spelled either "except E, target:" or
+ "except E as target:". This is to provide forwards compatibility with
+ Python 3.0.
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- Deprecate BaseException.message as per PEP 352.
- Bug #1303614: don't expose object's __dict__ when the dict is