[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.814,1.815

nascheme@users.sourceforge.net nascheme@users.sourceforge.net
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:19:27 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv1033/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Remove code that tried to warn about shadowing builtin names after a
module had been compiled.  It gives too many spurious warnings.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.814
retrieving revision 1.815
diff -C2 -d -r1.814 -r1.815
*** NEWS	16 Jul 2003 20:11:34 -0000	1.814
--- NEWS	16 Jul 2003 22:19:24 -0000	1.815
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*** 146,155 ****
    preferred, then __iter__ can be overridden.
  
- - Creating an attribute on a module (i.e. a global variable created by
-   __setattr__) that causes a builtin name to be shadowed now raises a
-   DeprecationWarning.  In future versions of Python the effect may be
-   undefined (in order to allow for optimization of global and builtin
-   name lookups).
- 
  - SF bug 735247: The staticmethod and super types participate in
    garbage collection. Before this change, it was possible for leaks to
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