[Python-checkins] r65608 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[guido.van.rossum]

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Sat Aug  9 16:55:34 2008
New Revision: 65608

Log:
Add news item about _sre.compile() re-bytecode validator.


Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
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--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Sat Aug  9 16:55:34 2008
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #3487: sre "bytecode" validator.  Passing invalid "re-bytecode"
+  to _sre.compile() will now be rejected.  This should not affect anybody
+  since the re.compile() function never generates invalid re-bytecode.
+
 - Issue #3436: Make csv.DictReader's fieldnames attribute a property so that
   upon first access it can be automatically initialized from the csv file if
   it wasn't initialized during instantiation.