Author: skip.montanaro Date: Sun Nov 4 16:56:52 2007 New Revision: 58840 Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/csv.rst Log: Note change to get_dialect semantics in 2.5. Will backport to 2.5. Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/csv.rst ============================================================================== --- python/trunk/Doc/library/csv.rst (original) +++ python/trunk/Doc/library/csv.rst Sun Nov 4 16:56:52 2007 @@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ Return the dialect associated with *name*. An :exc:`Error` is raised if *name* is not a registered dialect name. + .. versionchanged:: 2.5 + + This function now returns an immutable :class:`Dialect`. Previously an + instance of the requested dialect was returned. Users could modify the + underlying class, changing the behavior of active readers and writers. .. function:: list_dialects()