Author: brett.cannon Date: Fri Sep 1 00:36:41 2006 New Revision: 51673 Modified: python/branches/bcannon-objcap/BRANCHNEWS Log: Add entry on removing 'file' type's initializer. Modified: python/branches/bcannon-objcap/BRANCHNEWS ============================================================================== --- python/branches/bcannon-objcap/BRANCHNEWS (original) +++ python/branches/bcannon-objcap/BRANCHNEWS Fri Sep 1 00:36:41 2006 @@ -5,5 +5,14 @@ Core and builtins ----------------- +* rev. 51672: Remove the initializer from the 'file' type. Constructing an + isntance now takes no arguments and makes it an empty instance. To attach a + file to a 'file' instance, use objcap.file_init(). + + This changes how subclassing 'file' needs to be handled. First, + file.__new__() must be called with no arguments. Second, in the subclass' + __init__(), call objcap.file_init() with 'self' as the first argument and + then the usual arguments for opening a file. + * rev. 51392: Introduce objcap module to hold removed functions/methods. Begin with moving object.__subclasses__().