[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.669,1.669.2.1
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Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:23:55 -0800
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NEWS
Log Message:
Some last-minute news.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS 19 Feb 2003 18:18:47 -0000 1.669
--- NEWS 19 Feb 2003 20:23:45 -0000 1.669.2.1
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imp.lock_held(). (SF bug #580952 and patch #683257.)
+ - Change to cPickle to match pickle.py (see below and PEP 307).
+
- Fix some bugs in the parser module. SF bug #678518.
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an mmap'ed file which was already closed. (SF patch #665913)
+ - Fixed serveral serious bugs in the zipimport implementation.
+
- datetime changes:
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+ - The logging module was updated slightly; the WARN level was renamed
+ to WARNING, and the matching function/method warn() to warning().
+
+ - The pickle and cPickle modules were updated with a new pickling
+ protocol (documented by pickletools.py, see below) and several
+ extensions to the pickle customization API (__reduce__, __setstate__
+ etc.). The copy module now uses more of the pickle customization
+ API to copy objects that don't implement __copy__ or __deepcopy__.
+ See PEP 307 for details.
+
+ - The distutils "register" command now uses http://www.python.org/pypi
+ as the default repository. (See PEP 301.)
+
- the platform dependent path related variables sep, altsep, extsep,
pathsep, curdir, pardir and defpath are now defined in the platform
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! - Several tests weren't being run. Now they are.
Windows
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! - Several tests weren't being run rom regrtest.py (test_timeout.py,
! test_tarfile.py, test_netrc.py, test_multifile.py,
! test_importhooks.py and test_imp.py). Now they are. (Note to
! developers: please read Lib/test/README when creating a new test, to
! make sure to do it right! All tests need to use either unittest or
! pydoc.)
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! - Added test_posix.py, a test suite for the posix module.
Windows
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- sys.path[0], if it contains a directory name, is now always an
! absolute pathname.
- The new logging package is now installed by the Windows installer. It
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- sys.path[0], if it contains a directory name, is now always an
! absolute pathname. (SF patch #664376.)
- The new logging package is now installed by the Windows installer. It