From 8872dbff9907d85656b7e16027945d8dc0650ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:52:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bump version number; rearrange introduction a bit --- Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew21.tex | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew21.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew21.tex index b7ea3f23edc..f3d024526ef 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew21.tex +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew21.tex @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ % $Id$ \title{What's New in Python 2.1} -\release{1.00} +\release{1.01} \author{A.M. Kuchling} \authoraddress{ \strong{Python Software Foundation}\\ @@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ \section{Introduction} -It's that time again... time for a new Python release, Python 2.1. -One recent goal of the Python development team has been to accelerate -the pace of new releases, with a new release coming every 6 to 9 -months. 2.1 is the first release to come out at this faster pace, with -the first alpha appearing in January, 3 months after the final version -of 2.0 was released. - -This article explains the new features in 2.1. While there aren't as +This article explains the new features in Python 2.1. While there aren't as many changes in 2.1 as there were in Python 2.0, there are still some pleasant surprises in store. 2.1 is the first release to be steered through the use of Python Enhancement Proposals, or PEPs, so most of @@ -34,6 +27,12 @@ provides an overview of the new features for Python programmers. Refer to the Python 2.1 documentation, or to the specific PEP, for more details about any new feature that particularly interests you. +One recent goal of the Python development team has been to accelerate +the pace of new releases, with a new release coming every 6 to 9 +months. 2.1 is the first release to come out at this faster pace, with +the first alpha appearing in January, 3 months after the final version +of 2.0 was released. + The final release of Python 2.1 was made on April 17, 2001. %======================================================================