whatsnew: ppring string wrapping, string pickling optimization.

Also clarify some NEWS entries.
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R David Murray 2014-01-04 17:11:23 -05:00
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@ -847,6 +847,9 @@ pprint
The :mod:`pprint` module now supports *compact* mode for formatting long
sequences (:issue:`19132`).
Long strings are now wrapped using Python's normal line continuation
syntax (Contributed by Antoine Pitrou in :issue:`17150`.)
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@ -1259,6 +1262,10 @@ Significant Optimizations
* :func:`random.getrandbits` is 20%-40% faster for small integers (the most
common use case). (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`16674`).
* By taking advantage of the new storage format for strings, pickling of
strings is now significantly faster. (Contributed by Victor Stinner and
Antoine Pitrou in :issue:`15596`.)
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