From aaf80c8c8710ee839061478ebb48b90fdc6c23d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 13:44:35 +0000 Subject: Add news about dictionary() constructor. --- Misc/NEWS | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index e87e5d2..9857d6a 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Core (as implemented by the base class) of an immutable subclass instance once it is created. +- The dictionary constructor now takes an optional argument, a + mapping-like object, and initializes the dictionary from its + (key, value) pairs. + - A new built-in type, super, has been added. This facilitates making "cooperative super calls" in a multiple inheritance setting. For an explanation, see http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#cooperation -- cgit v0.12