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@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ Extension modules Library ------- +- UserDict.py now defines a DictMixin class which defines all dictionary + methods for classes that already have a minimum mapping interface. + This greatly simplifies writing classes that need to be substitutable + for dictionaries (such as the shelve module). + +- shelve.py now subclasses from UserDict.DictMixin. Now shelve supports + all dictionary methods. This eases the transition to persistent + storage for scripts originally written with dictionaries in mind. + - A new package, logging, implements the logging API defined by PEP 282. The code is written by Vinay Sajip. |