[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew whatsnew23.tex,1.106,1.107

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 05:59:24 -0800

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	whatsnew23.tex 
Log Message:
Link to MRO article
Mention deprecation of string exceptions


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  command line or use \function{warnings.filterwarnings()}.
  
+ \item The process of deprecating string-based exceptions, as
+ in \code{raise "Error occurred"}, has begun.  Raising a string will
+ now trigger \exception{PendingDeprecationWarning}.
+ 
  \item Using \code{None} as a variable name will now result in a
  \exception{SyntaxWarning} warning.  In a future version of Python,
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  the paper \ulink{``A Monotonic Superclass Linearization for
  Dylan''}{http://www.webcom.com/haahr/dylan/linearization-oopsla96.html}.
! To understand the motivation for this change, read the thread on
! python-dev starting with the message at
  \url{http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-October/029035.html}.
  Samuele Pedroni first pointed out the problem and also implemented the
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  the paper \ulink{``A Monotonic Superclass Linearization for
  Dylan''}{http://www.webcom.com/haahr/dylan/linearization-oopsla96.html}.
! To understand the motivation for this change, 
! read Michele Simionato's article 
! \ulink{``Python 2.3 Method Resolution Order''}{http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~micheles/mro.html}, or 
! read the thread on python-dev starting with the message at
  \url{http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-October/029035.html}.
  Samuele Pedroni first pointed out the problem and also implemented the