[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.721,1.722

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Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:58:46 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv887/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
- list.insert(i, x) now interprets negative i as it would be
  interpreted by slicing, so negative values count from the end of the
  list.  This was the only place where such an interpretation was not
  placed on a list index.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.721
retrieving revision 1.722
diff -C2 -d -r1.721 -r1.722
*** NEWS	14 Apr 2003 17:59:29 -0000	1.721
--- NEWS	14 Apr 2003 20:58:08 -0000	1.722
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*** 13,16 ****
--- 13,21 ----
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+ - list.insert(i, x) now interprets negative i as it would be
+   interpreted by slicing, so negative values count from the end of the
+   list.  This was the only place where such an interpretation was not
+   placed on a list index.
+ 
  - range() now works even if the arguments are longs with magnitude
    larger than sys.maxint, as long as the total length of the sequence