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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- Issue #1521: On 64bit platforms, using PyArgs_ParseTuple with the t# of w#
+ format code incorrectly truncated the length to an int, even when
+ PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN is set. The str.decode method used to return incorrect
+ results with huge strings.
+
- Issue #1402: Fix a crash on exit, when another thread is still running, and
if the deallocation of its frames somehow calls the PyGILState_Ensure() /
PyGILState_Release() functions.