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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ What's New in Python 2.5 alpha 1? Core and builtins ----------------- +- Patch 1433928: + - The copy module now "copies" function objects (as atomic objects). + - dict.__getitem__ now looks for a __missing__ hook before raising + KeyError. + - Fix the encodings package codec search function to only search inside its own package. Fixes problem reported in patch #1433198. @@ -224,6 +229,9 @@ Core and builtins Extension Modules ----------------- +- Patch 1433928: Added a new type, defaultdict, to the collections module. + This uses the new __missing__ hook behavior added to dict (see above). + - Bug #854823: socketmodule now builds on Sun platforms even when INET_ADDRSTRLEN is not defined. |