[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.3 -> default): Mostly-null merge of #18116 backport (updated NEWS entry).

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/29a5a5b39dd6
changeset:   88207:29a5a5b39dd6
parent:      88205:1fb9383baa5f
parent:      88206:100f632d4306
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Fri Dec 27 11:43:42 2013 -0500
summary:
  Mostly-null merge of #18116 backport (updated NEWS entry).

files:
  Misc/NEWS |  5 +++--
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1898,8 +1898,9 @@
   do with byte strings.
 
 - Issue #18116: getpass was always getting an error when testing /dev/tty,
-  and thus was always falling back to stdin.  It also leaked an open file
-  when it did so.  Both of these issues are now fixed.
+  and thus was always falling back to stdin, and would then raise an exception
+  if stdin could not be used (such as /dev/null).  It also leaked an open file.
+  All of these issues are now fixed.
 
 - Issue #17198: Fix a NameError in the dbm module.  Patch by Valentina
   Mukhamedzhanova.

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython