[Python-3000-checkins] r60279 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst

[christian.heimes]

Author: christian.heimes
Date: Fri Jan 25 12:02:28 2008
New Revision: 60279

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
Log:
Document that basestring has been replaced by str. Issue #1931.

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst	Fri Jan 25 12:02:28 2008
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
 * There is only one string type; its name is ``str`` but its behavior
   and implementation are more like ``unicode`` in 2.x.
 
+* The ``basestring`` superclass has been removed. The ``2to3`` tool
+  replaces every occurence of ``basestring`` with ``str``.
+
 * PEP 3137: There is a new type, ``bytes``, to represent binary data
   (and encoded text, which is treated as binary data until you decide
   to decode it).  The ``str`` and ``bytes`` types cannot be mixed; you