[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.357,1.358

[Martin v. L?wis]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv25235/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Patch 520694: arraymodule.c improvements:
- make array.array a type
- add Py_UNICODE arrays
- support +=, *=


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	16 Feb 2002 23:35:41 -0000	1.357
--- NEWS	1 Mar 2002 10:27:01 -0000	1.358
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*** 18,21 ****
--- 18,26 ----
  Extension modules
  
+ - array.array is now a type object. A new format character
+   'u' indicates Py_UNICODE arrays. For those, .tounicode and
+   .fromunicode methods are available. Arrays now support __iadd__
+   and __imul__.
+ 
  - dl now builds on every system that has dlfcn.h.  Failure in case
    of sizeof(int)!=sizeof(long)!=sizeof(void*) is delayed until dl.open