[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS, 1.1193.2.71, 1.1193.2.72

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv3812/Misc

Modified Files:
      Tag: release24-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Teach set modules to correctly compute s-=s and s^=s as the empty set.



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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diff -u -d -r1.1193.2.71 -r1.1193.2.72
--- NEWS	12 Aug 2005 23:47:50 -0000	1.1193.2.71
+++ NEWS	13 Aug 2005 02:28:54 -0000	1.1193.2.72
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   __hash__() function.  Also, changed set.__contains__() to have
   identical logic.
 
+- The set() builtin can now properly compute s-=s as an empty set.
+
 - SF bug #1238681:  freed pointer is used in longobject.c:long_pow().
 
 - SF bug #1185883:  Python's small-object memory allocator took over
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@
 Library
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+- The sets module can now properly compute s-=s and s^=s as an empty set.
+
 - Patch #827386: Support absolute source paths in msvccompiler.py.
 
 - Fix a problem in Tkinter introduced by SF patch #869468: delete bogus