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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This is Python version 3.0 alpha 4 +This is Python version 3.0 alpha 5 ================================== For notes specific to this release, see RELNOTES in this directory. @@ -70,22 +70,14 @@ the "What's New in Python 3.0" document, found at Please help write it! -If you want to install multiple versions of Python see the section below -entitled "Installing multiple versions". - - -What's New Since 3.0a1 ----------------------- - -Undoubtedly the biggest change is in the bytes type: 'bytes' is now -immutable, and there is a new mutable bytes type 'bytearray'. These -two types are interoperable in every way. For more info on this -issue, read PEP 3137. - For a more detailed change log, read Misc/NEWS (though this file, too, is incomplete, and also doesn't list anything merged in from the 2.6 release under development). +If you want to install multiple versions of Python see the section below +entitled "Installing multiple versions". + + Proposals for enhancement ------------------------- @@ -95,13 +87,14 @@ Enhancement Proposal (PEP) may be submitted if your idea gains ground. All current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at http://www.python.org/dev/peps/. + Converting From Python 2.x to 3.0 --------------------------------- -Python 2.6 (not yet released) will contain features to help locating -code that needs to be changed, such as optional warnings when -deprecated features are used, and backported versions of certain key -Python 3000 features. +Python 2.6 (to be released concurrent with Python 3.0) will contain features +to help locating code that needs to be changed, such as optional warnings when +deprecated features are used, and backported versions of certain key Python +3000 features. Installing multiple versions |