[Python-checkins] cpython: whatsnew: slice.index no longer accepts negative values (or overflows).

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/463654af6349
changeset:   89128:463654af6349
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Mon Feb 10 21:30:42 2014 -0500
summary:
  whatsnew: slice.index no longer accepts negative values (or overflows).

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst |  5 +++++
  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -1720,6 +1720,11 @@
   informative :exc:`ValueError` rather than the previous more mysterious
   :exc:`AttributeError` (:issue:`9177`).
 
+* :meth:`slice.indices` no longer produces an :exc:`OverflowError` for huge
+  values.  As a consequence of this fix, :meth:`slice.indices` now raises a
+  :exc:`ValueError` if given a negative length; previously it returned nonsense
+  values (:issue:`14794`).
+
 
 Changes in the C API
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython