Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv5132 Modified Files: NEWS Log Message: document the performance fix to builtin_sum(). Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.876 retrieving revision 1.877 diff -C2 -d -r1.876 -r1.877 *** NEWS 24 Oct 2003 08:45:22 -0000 1.876 --- NEWS 25 Oct 2003 13:02:57 -0000 1.877 *************** *** 24,27 **** --- 24,30 ---- records with equal keys is unchanged). + - Added a list.copysort() method that returns a copy of the sorted list + while leaving the original intact. + - Added test whether wchar_t is signed or not. A signed wchar_t is not usable as internal unicode type base for Py_UNICODE since the *************** *** 44,47 **** --- 47,53 ---- - obj.__contains__() now returns True/False instead of 1/0. SF patch 820195. + + - builtin_sum() now uses PyNumber_InPlaceAdd, fixing a previous + performance bug for sum(list_of_lists) and similar cases. Extension modules