[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew whatsnew25.tex, 1.16, 1.17

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv32064/Doc/whatsnew

Modified Files:
	whatsnew25.tex 
Log Message:
[ sf.net patch # 1121611 ]

A new hashlib module to replace the md5 and sha modules.  It adds
support for additional secure hashes such as SHA-256 and SHA-512.  The
hashlib module uses OpenSSL for fast platform optimized
implementations of algorithms when available.  The old md5 and sha
modules still exist as wrappers around hashlib to preserve backwards
compatibility.



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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex,v
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retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -d -r1.16 -r1.17
--- whatsnew25.tex	2 Aug 2005 17:20:36 -0000	1.16
+++ whatsnew25.tex	21 Aug 2005 18:46:00 -0000	1.17
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@
 a different directory as the extraction target, and to unpack only a
 subset of the archive's members.  (Contributed by Lars Gust\"abel.)
 
+\item A new \module{hashlib} module has been added to replace the
+\module{md5} and \module{sha} modules and adds support for additional
+secure hashes such as SHA-256 and SHA-512.  The \module{hashlib} module
+uses OpenSSL for fast platform optimized implementations of algorithms
+when available.  The old \module{md5} and \module{sha} modules still
+exist as wrappers around hashlib to preserve backwards compatibility.
+
+(Contributed by Gregory P. Smith.)
+
 \end{itemize}