Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv1631/Misc Modified Files: NEWS Log Message: * Move collections.deque() in from the sandbox * Add unittests, newsitem, and whatsnew * Apply to Queue.py mutex.py threading.py pydoc.py and shlex.py * Docs are forthcoming Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.923 retrieving revision 1.924 diff -C2 -d -r1.923 -r1.924 *** NEWS 27 Jan 2004 14:49:04 -0000 1.923 --- NEWS 29 Jan 2004 06:37:50 -0000 1.924 *************** *** 122,125 **** --- 122,132 ---- ----------------- + - Added a collections module containing a new datatype, deque(), + offering high-performance, thread-safe, memory friendly appends + and pops on either side of the deque. + + - Several modules now take advantage of collections.deque() for + improved performance: Queue, mutex, shlex, threading, and pydoc. + - The operator module has two new functions, attrgetter() and itemgetter() which are useful for creating fast data extractor