Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv27783/Misc Modified Files: NEWS Log Message: Revised the set() and frozenset() implementaion to use its own internal data structure instead of using dictionaries. Reduces memory consumption by 1/3 and provides modest speed-ups for most set operations. Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.1326 retrieving revision 1.1327 diff -u -d -r1.1326 -r1.1327 --- NEWS 27 Jul 2005 20:24:40 -0000 1.1326 +++ NEWS 31 Jul 2005 01:16:35 -0000 1.1327 @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Core and builtins ----------------- +- The implementation of set() and frozenset() was revised to use its + own internal data structure. Memory consumption is reduced by 1/3 + and there are modest speed-ups as well. The API is unchanged. + - SF bug #1238681: freed pointer is used in longobject.c:long_pow(). - SF bug #1229429: PyObject_CallMethod failed to decrement some