[Python-checkins] cpython: whatsnew: encoding is now optional in PYTHONIOENCODING (#18818)

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8ac9c3754d33
changeset:   89387:8ac9c3754d33
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Tue Feb 25 10:55:29 2014 -0500
summary:
  whatsnew: encoding is now optional in PYTHONIOENCODING (#18818)

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
@@ -1578,6 +1578,11 @@
   to use copies rather than symlinks even on systems where symlinks are the
   default.  (Contributed by Vinay Sajip in :issue:`18807`.)
 
+* The encoding name is now optional in the value set for the
+  :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` environment variable.  This makes it possible to
+  set just the error handler, without changing the default encoding.
+  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`18818`.)
+
 
 Significant Optimizations
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython