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@ -412,7 +412,10 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
* The :class:`file` object will now set the :attr:`filename` attribute * The :class:`file` object will now set the :attr:`filename` attribute
on the :exc:`IOError` exception when trying to open a directory on the :exc:`IOError` exception when trying to open a directory
on POSIX platforms. (Noted by Jan Kaliszewski; :issue:`4764`.) on POSIX platforms (noted by Jan Kaliszewski; :issue:`4764`), and
now explicitly checks for and forbids writing to read-only file objects
instead of trusting the C library to catch and report the error
(fixed by Stefan Krah; :issue:`5677`).
* The Python tokenizer now translates line endings itself, so the * The Python tokenizer now translates line endings itself, so the
:func:`compile` built-in function can now accept code using any :func:`compile` built-in function can now accept code using any
@ -896,16 +899,19 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
accepts a file object, in addition to the path names accepted in earlier accepts a file object, in addition to the path names accepted in earlier
versions. (Contributed by Gabriel Genellina; :issue:`4756`.) versions. (Contributed by Gabriel Genellina; :issue:`4756`.)
.. ====================================================================== New module: sysconfig
.. whole new modules get described in subsections here ---------------------------------
* XXX A new :mod:`sysconfig` module has been extracted from :mod:`distutils` XXX A new :mod:`sysconfig` module has been extracted from
and put in the standard library. :mod:`distutils` and put in the standard library.
The :mod:`sysconfig` module provides access to Python's configuration The :mod:`sysconfig` module provides access to Python's configuration
information like the list of installation paths and the configuration information like the list of installation paths and the configuration
variables relevant for the current platform. variables relevant for the current platform.
.. ======================================================================
.. whole new modules get described in subsections here
Distutils Enhancements Distutils Enhancements
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
@ -955,6 +961,7 @@ allows specifying the user id and group that will own the files in the
archives using the :option:`--owner` and :option:`--group` switches archives using the :option:`--owner` and :option:`--group` switches
(:issue:`6516`). (:issue:`6516`).
Unit Testing Enhancements Unit Testing Enhancements
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
@ -1296,6 +1303,12 @@ Port-Specific Changes: Mac OS X
Other Changes and Fixes Other Changes and Fixes
======================= =======================
* Two benchmark scripts, :file:`iobench` and :file:`ccbench`, were
added to the :file:`Tools` directory. :file:`iobench` measures the
speed of the built-in :class:`file` objects while performing various
operations, and :file:`ccbench` is a concurrency that performs
several tasks using a varying number of threads.
* When importing a module from a :file:`.pyc` or :file:`.pyo` file * When importing a module from a :file:`.pyc` or :file:`.pyo` file
with an existing :file:`.py` counterpart, the :attr:`co_filename` with an existing :file:`.py` counterpart, the :attr:`co_filename`
attributes of the resulting code objects are overwritten when the attributes of the resulting code objects are overwritten when the