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Python News
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(editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)

What's New in Python 3000?
==========================

*Release date: XX-XXX-200X*

TO DO
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- See PEP 3000.

- Test merging certain changes from the 2.5 HEAD code.

- Weed really old/weird stuff from the library.

- Unify range() and xrange().

- Revamp the dict API: keys(), values(), items() return iterators, etc.

- Add the bytes type.

- Rework the standard I/O library to use bytes for binary files.

- Make strings all Unicode.

- Get rid of classic class implementation.

- Get rid of various compatibility-related flags (e.g. division flags).

Core and Builtins
-----------------

- Classic classes are a thing of the past.  All classes are new style.

- Exceptions *must* derive from BaseException.

- Integer division always returns a float.  The -Q option is no more.

- 'as' and 'with' are keywords.

- Absolute import is the default behavior for 'import foo' etc.

- input(), raw_input() and apply() are gone.

- Removed staticforward and statichere macros.

Extension Modules
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Library
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Build
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C API
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Tests
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Documentation
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Mac
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New platforms
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Tools/Demos
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**(For information about older versions, consult the HISTORY file.)**