[Python-Dev] Bug #537450 Improper object initialization for type.__new__

[Raymond Hettinger]

[GvR]
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== Socket.py ==

Revision 1.35 :On Windows, make sure SocketType is the same as socket.  (SF bug
598097)

Revision 1.34: Delete junk attributes left behind by _socketobject class construction.

Revision 1.33:  The _socketobject class has no need for a __del__ method: all it did was
to delete the reference to self._sock, and the regular destructor will
do that just fine.  This made some hacks in close() unnecessary.
The _fileobject class still has a __del__ method, because it must flush.

Revision 1.32: OK, one more hack: speed up the case of readline() in unbuffered mode.
This is important IMO because httplib reads the headers this way.


== Pickle.py ==

Revision 1.70:  whichmodule() should skip dummy package entries in sys.modules.
This fixes the charming, but unhelpful error message for
>>> pickle.dumps(type.__new__)
Can't pickle <built-in method __new__ of type object at 0x812a440>: it's not the same object as datetime.math.__new__
Bugfix candidate.

Revision 1.69:  Patch #505705: Remove eval in pickle and cPickle.


== pydoc.py ==

Revision 1.63 :In both spilldata() functions, pretend that the docstring for
non-callable objects is always None.  This makes for less confusing
output and fixes the problem reported in SF patch #550290.

Revision 1.68: Extend stripid() to handle strings ending in more than one '>'.
Add resolve() to handle looking up objects and names (fix SF bug 586931).
Add a nicer error message when given a filename that doesn't exist.


== ref5.tex ==

Revision 1.63: Simplify the production for argument list, making sure that it
actually allows all the legal syntax, and nothing else.  Previously,
it did not allow a call like func(arg, **dictionary).
This closes (again!) SF bug #493243.

Revision 1.62: Played contortionist games with the argument_list production so it
might be easier to understand.
This relates to SF bug #493243, which will be closed.