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whatsnew: PyUnicode_FromFormat width/precision, thread cleanup after fork.

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R David Murray 2014-02-12 13:39:11 -05:00
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* New shell version of ``python-config``; can be used even when a python * New shell version of ``python-config``; can be used even when a python
interpreter is not available (for example, in cross compilation scenarios). interpreter is not available (for example, in cross compilation scenarios).
* :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat` now supports width and precision
specifications for ``%s``, ``%A``, ``%U``, ``%V``, ``%S``, and ``%R``.
(Contributed by Ysj Ray and Victor Stinner in :issue:`7330`.)
Other Improvements Other Improvements
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* The module type now initializes the :attr:`__package__` and :attr:`__loader__` * The module type now initializes the :attr:`__package__` and :attr:`__loader__`
attributes to ``None`` by default. To determine if these attributes were set attributes to ``None`` by default. To determine if these attributes were set
in a backwards-compatible fashion, use e.g. in a backwards-compatible fashion, use e.g.
``getattr(module, '__loader__', None) is not None``. ``getattr(module, '__loader__', None) is not None``. (:issue:`17115`.)
* :meth:`importlib.util.module_for_loader` now sets ``__loader__`` and * :meth:`importlib.util.module_for_loader` now sets ``__loader__`` and
``__package__`` unconditionally to properly support reloading. If this is not ``__package__`` unconditionally to properly support reloading. If this is not
@ -1772,6 +1776,11 @@ Changes in the Python API
regular keyword arguments, instead of before. Hopefully no one wrote any regular keyword arguments, instead of before. Hopefully no one wrote any
code that depends on the previous buggy behavior (:issue:`16967`). code that depends on the previous buggy behavior (:issue:`16967`).
* Stale thread states are now cleared after :func:`~os.fork`. This may cause
some system resources to be released that previously were incorrectly kept
perpetually alive (for example, database connections kept in thread-local
storage). (:issue:`17094`.)
Changes in the C API Changes in the C API
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