[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.418,1.419

[gvanrossum@users.sourceforge.net]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv13033

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Add timeout mode.  Clarify gnu_getopt.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	6 Jun 2002 10:58:36 -0000	1.418
--- NEWS	7 Jun 2002 12:40:52 -0000	1.419
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*** 131,135 ****
  Library
  
! - getopt.gnu_getopt was added.
  
  - Stop using strings for exceptions.  String objects used for
--- 131,141 ----
  Library
  
! - Sockets now support timeout mode.  After s.settimeout(T), where T is
!   a float expressing seconds, subsequent operations raise an exception
!   if they cannot be completed within T seconds.  To disable timeout
!   mode, use s.settimeout(None).
! 
! - getopt.gnu_getopt was added.  This supports GNU-style option
!   processing, where options can be mixed with non-option arguments.
  
  - Stop using strings for exceptions.  String objects used for