[Python-checkins] r42900 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[guido.van.rossum]

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Tue Mar  7 19:54:08 2006
New Revision: 42900

Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Log:
Add note about PEP 357.


Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
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--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Tue Mar  7 19:54:08 2006
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- PEP 357, patch 1436368: add an __index__ method to int/long and a matching
+  nb_index slot to the PyNumberMethods struct.  The slot is consulted instead
+  of requiring an int or long in slicing and a few other contexts, enabling
+  other objects (e.g. Numeric Python's integers) to be used as slice indices.
+
 - Fixed various bugs reported by Coverity's Prevent tool.
 
 - PEP 352, patch #1104669: Make exceptions new-style objects.  Introduced the