[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.102,1.103

M.-A. Lemburg lemburg@users.sourceforge.net
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 02:34:55 -0800


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12912/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Updating NEWS to match the current state of affairs.



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.102
retrieving revision 1.103
diff -C2 -r1.102 -r1.103
*** NEWS	2001/01/19 23:16:56	1.102
--- NEWS	2001/01/20 10:34:52	1.103
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*** 4,14 ****
  Core language, builtins, and interpreter
  
! - There is a new Unicode companion to the builtin str() function
!   called unistr(). Like str(), it calls either the tp_str slot of
!   objects or the "__str__" method and converts the returned value
!   to an Unicode object (in case this is necessary).
! 
!   The unistr() is complemented by a new PyObject_Unicode() C API
!   which behaves in the same way.
  
  - The comparison operators support "rich comparison overloading" (PEP
--- 4,11 ----
  Core language, builtins, and interpreter
  
! - There is a new Unicode companion to the PyObject_Str() API
!   called PyObject_Unicode(). It behaves in the same way as the
!   former, but assures that the returned value is an Unicode object
!   (applying the usual coercion if necessary).
  
  - The comparison operators support "rich comparison overloading" (PEP