[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew whatsnew23.tex,1.24,1.25

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv11051/Doc/whatsnew

Modified Files:
	whatsnew23.tex 
Log Message:
SF bug # 493951 string.{starts,ends}with vs slices

Handle negative indices similar to slices.


Index: whatsnew23.tex
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  \end{verbatim}
  
+ \item The \method{startswith()} and \method{endswith()}
+ string methods now have accept negative numbers for
+ start and end parameters.
+ 
  \item Another new string method is \method{zfill()}, originally a
  function in the \module{string} module.  \method{zfill()} pads a