[Python-checkins] r53998 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[jeremy.hylton]

Author: jeremy.hylton
Date: Tue Feb 27 19:33:31 2007
New Revision: 53998

Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
Add news about changes to metaclasses and __bases__ error checking.


Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
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--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Tue Feb 27 19:33:31 2007
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@
 
 - Bug #1664966: Fix crash in exec if Unicode filename can't be decoded.
 
+- Add new requirements for metaclasses.  1) If type or a subclass of type
+  occurs in __bases__, it must occur before any non-type bases, e.g.
+  before regular classes.  2) If you assign to __bases__, you may not
+  change the metaclass.  Many more illegal assignments to __bases__
+  are now checked and raise TypeErrors.  This changed fixed at least
+  one known crash.
+
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