[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.408,1.409

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv24325/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
- A new type object, 'string', is added.  This is a common base type
  for 'str' and 'unicode', and can be used instead of
  types.StringTypes, e.g. to test whether something is "a string":
  isinstance(x, string) is True for Unicode and 8-bit strings.  This
  is an abstract base class and cannot be instantiated directly.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	20 May 2002 00:14:24 -0000	1.408
--- NEWS	24 May 2002 19:01:58 -0000	1.409
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*** 7,10 ****
--- 7,16 ----
  Core and builtins
  
+ - A new type object, 'string', is added.  This is a common base type
+   for 'str' and 'unicode', and can be used instead of
+   types.StringTypes, e.g. to test whether something is "a string":
+   isinstance(x, string) is True for Unicode and 8-bit strings.  This
+   is an abstract base class and cannot be instantiated directly.
+ 
  - Deprecated features of xrange objects have been removed as
    promised.  The start, stop, and step attributes and the tolist()