[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.937,1.938

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv29826/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Have strftime() check its time tuple argument to make sure the tuple's values
are within proper boundaries as specified in the docs.

This can break possible code (datetime module needed changing, for instance)
that uses 0 for values that need to be greater 1 or greater (month, day, and
day of year).

Fixes bug #897625.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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--- NEWS	2 Mar 2004 04:38:09 -0000	1.938
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+ - time.strftime() now checks that the values in its time tuple argument
+   are within the proper boundaries to prevent possible crashes from the
+   platform's C library implementation of strftime().  Can possibly
+   break code that uses values outside the range that didn't cause
+   problems previously (such as sitting day of year to 0).  Fixes bug
+   #897625.
+ 
  - The socket module now supports Bluetooth sockets, if the
    system has <bluetooth/bluetooth.h>