[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.982,1.983

perky at users.sourceforge.net perky at users.sourceforge.net
Wed Jun 2 12:49:45 EDT 2004


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv32555/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
- SF #962502: Add two more methods for unicode type; width() and
iswide() for east asian width manipulation. (Inspired by David
Goodger, Reviewed by Martin v. Loewis)
- Move _PyUnicode_TypeRecord.flags to the end of the struct so that
no padding is added for UCS-4 builds. (Suggested by Martin v. Loewis)


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.982
retrieving revision 1.983
diff -C2 -d -r1.982 -r1.983
*** NEWS	2 Jun 2004 09:57:55 -0000	1.982
--- NEWS	2 Jun 2004 16:49:09 -0000	1.983
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*** 13,16 ****
--- 13,19 ----
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+ - Unicode type got two new methods; iswide() and width(). They
+   manipulate east asian width information as of Unicode TR11.
+ 
  - Improved the tuple hashing algorithm to give fewer collisions in
    common cases.  Fixes bug  #942952.




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