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Add link to Unix Review's 2.2 article

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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ most of the changes, significant and far-reaching though they may be,
are aimed at cleaning up irregularities and dark corners of the are aimed at cleaning up irregularities and dark corners of the
language design. language design.
This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification for This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification of
the new features, but instead provides a convenient overview. For the new features, but instead provides a convenient overview. For
full details, you should refer to the documentation for Python 2.2, full details, you should refer to the documentation for Python 2.2,
such as the such as the
@ -38,8 +38,17 @@ Reference Manual}.
If you want to understand the complete implementation and design If you want to understand the complete implementation and design
rationale for a change, refer to the PEP for a particular new feature. rationale for a change, refer to the PEP for a particular new feature.
The final release of Python 2.2 is planned for October 2001. The final release of Python 2.2 is planned for October 2001.
\begin{seealso}
\url{http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1356/urm0109h/0109h.htm}
{``What's So Special About Python 2.2?'' is also about the new 2.2
features, and was written by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz.}
\end{seealso}
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\section{PEP 252: Type and Class Changes} \section{PEP 252: Type and Class Changes}
@ -912,7 +921,7 @@ to experiment with these modules can uncomment them manually.
\item The \function{pow()} built-in function no longer supports 3 \item The \function{pow()} built-in function no longer supports 3
arguments when floating-point numbers are supplied. arguments when floating-point numbers are supplied.
\code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}, \var{z})} returns \code{(x**y) % z}, but \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}, \var{z})} returns \code{(x**y) \% z}, but
this is never useful for floating point numbers, and the final this is never useful for floating point numbers, and the final
result varies unpredictably depending on the platform. A call such result varies unpredictably depending on the platform. A call such
as \code{pow(2.0, 8.0, 7.0)} will now raise a \exception{TypeError} as \code{pow(2.0, 8.0, 7.0)} will now raise a \exception{TypeError}