[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.277,1.278

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv30043

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Reword the text on the demise of __dynamic__ somewhat, correcting a
typo.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.277
retrieving revision 1.278
diff -C2 -d -r1.277 -r1.278
*** NEWS	2001/10/15 22:03:32	1.277
--- NEWS	2001/10/16 00:46:57	1.278
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*** 6,16 ****
  
  - New-style classes are now always dynamic (except for built-in and
!   extension types).  There was no longer a performance penalty, and I
    no longer see another reason to keep this baggage around.  One relic
!   remains: the __dict__ or a new-style class is a read-only proxy.
!   You must set the class's attribute to modify.  As a consequence, the
    __defined__ attribute of new-style types no longer exists, for lack
    of need: there is once again only one __dict__ (although in the
!   future a __cache__ may be resurrected in its place).
  
  - C.__doc__ now works as expected for new-style classes (in 2.2a4 it
--- 6,17 ----
  
  - New-style classes are now always dynamic (except for built-in and
!   extension types).  There is no longer a performance penalty, and I
    no longer see another reason to keep this baggage around.  One relic
!   remains: the __dict__ of a new-style class is a read-only proxy; you
!   must set the class's attribute to modify it.  As a consequence, the
    __defined__ attribute of new-style types no longer exists, for lack
    of need: there is once again only one __dict__ (although in the
!   future a __cache__ may be resurrected with a similar function, if I
!   can prove that it actually speeds things up).
  
  - C.__doc__ now works as expected for new-style classes (in 2.2a4 it