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@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ Core language, builtins, and interpreter
- sgmllib.py now calls handle_decl() for simple <!...> declarations. - sgmllib.py now calls handle_decl() for simple <!...> declarations.
- It is illegal to assign to the name __debug__, which is set when the
interpreter starts. It is effectively a compile-time constant.
- A warning will be issued if a global statement for a variable
follows a use or assignment of that variable.
Standard library Standard library
- unittest.py, a unit testing framework by Steve Purcell (PyUNIT, - unittest.py, a unit testing framework by Steve Purcell (PyUNIT,
@ -67,6 +73,16 @@ Python/C API
weakly referencable type in PyObject_INIT(), since most types are weakly referencable type in PyObject_INIT(), since most types are
not weakly referencable. not weakly referencable.
- PyFrame_FastToLocals() and PyFrame_LocalsToFast() copy bindings for
free variables and cell variables to and from the frame's f_locals.
- Variants of several functions defined in pythonrun.h have been added
to support the nested_scopes future statement. The variants all end
in Flags and take an extra argument, a PyCompilerFlags *; examples:
PyRun_AnyFileExFlags(), PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(). These
variants may be removed in Python 2.2, when nested scopes are
mandatory.
Distutils Distutils
- the sdist command now writes a PKG-INFO file, as described in PEP 241, - the sdist command now writes a PKG-INFO file, as described in PEP 241,