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Issue 10889: Added entry for handling of indexing and slicing with ranges bigger than sys.maxsize.

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Raymond Hettinger 2011-01-16 18:22:06 +00:00
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@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
of an effort to make more objects fully implement the of an effort to make more objects fully implement the
:class:`collections.Sequence` :term:`abstract base class`. As a result, the :class:`collections.Sequence` :term:`abstract base class`. As a result, the
language will have a more uniform API. In addition, :class:`range` objects language will have a more uniform API. In addition, :class:`range` objects
now support slicing and negative indices. This makes *range* more now support slicing and negative indices, even with values larger than
interoperable with lists:: :attr:`sys.maxsize`. This makes *range* more interoperable with lists::
>>> range(0, 100, 2).count(10) >>> range(0, 100, 2).count(10)
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@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
>>> range(0, 100, 2)[0:5] >>> range(0, 100, 2)[0:5]
range(0, 10, 2) range(0, 10, 2)
(Contributed by Daniel Stutzbach in :issue:`9213` and by Alexander Belopolsky (Contributed by Daniel Stutzbach in :issue:`9213`, by Alexander Belopolsky
in :issue:`2690`.) in :issue:`2690`, and by Nick Coghlan in :issue:`10889`.)
* The :func:`callable` builtin function from Py2.x was resurrected. It provides * The :func:`callable` builtin function from Py2.x was resurrected. It provides
a concise, readable alternative to using an :term:`abstract base class` in an a concise, readable alternative to using an :term:`abstract base class` in an