[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.400,1.401

fdrake@sourceforge.net fdrake@sourceforge.net
Thu, 02 May 2002 14:28:30 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv10349/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Added notes related to the removal of deprecated features of the xrange type.

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	2 May 2002 21:17:00 -0000	1.400
--- NEWS	2 May 2002 21:28:26 -0000	1.401
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*** 7,10 ****
--- 7,15 ----
  Core and builtins
  
+ - Deprecated features of xrange objects have been removed as
+   promised.  The start, stop, and step attributes and the tolist()
+   method no longer exist.  xrange repetition and slicing have been
+   removed.
+ 
  - New builtin function enumerate(x), from PEP 279.  Example:
    enumerate("abc") is an iterator returning (0,"a"), (1,"b"), (2,"c").
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*** 182,185 ****
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  C API
+ 
+ - PyRange_New() now raises ValueError if the fourth argument is not 1.
+   This is part of the removal of deprecated features of the xrange
+   object.
  
  - PyNumber_Coerce() and PyNumber_CoerceEx() now also invoke the type's