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@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ Here are all of the changes that Python 2.6 makes to the core Python language.
will now turn the strings ``+nan`` and ``-nan`` into the corresponding will now turn the strings ``+nan`` and ``-nan`` into the corresponding
IEEE 754 Not a Number values, and ``+inf`` and ``-inf`` into IEEE 754 Not a Number values, and ``+inf`` and ``-inf`` into
positive or negative infinity. This works on any platform with positive or negative infinity. This works on any platform with
IEEE 754 semantics. (Contributed by XXX.) IEEE 754 semantics. (Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
.. Patch 1635. .. Patch 1635.
@ -1063,20 +1063,21 @@ Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include:
``"mant_dig"`` (number of digits in the mantissa), ``"epsilon"`` ``"mant_dig"`` (number of digits in the mantissa), ``"epsilon"``
(smallest difference between 1.0 and the next largest value (smallest difference between 1.0 and the next largest value
representable), and several others. representable), and several others.
(Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
.. Issue 1534 .. Issue 1534
* Python's C API now includes two functions for case-insensitive string * Python's C API now includes two functions for case-insensitive string
comparisions, ``PyOS_stricmp(char*, char*)`` comparisions, ``PyOS_stricmp(char*, char*)``
and ``PyOS_strnicmp(char*, char*, Py_ssize_t)``. and ``PyOS_strnicmp(char*, char*, Py_ssize_t)``.
(Contributed by XXX.) (Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
.. Issue 1635 .. Issue 1635
* Some macros were renamed. :cmacro:`Py_Size()` became :cmacro:`Py_SIZE()`, * Some macros were renamed. :cmacro:`Py_Size()` became :cmacro:`Py_SIZE()`,
:cmacro:`Py_Type()` became :cmacro:`Py_TYPE()`, and :cmacro:`Py_Type()` became :cmacro:`Py_TYPE()`, and
:cmacro:`Py_Refcnt()` became :cmacro:`Py_REFCNT()`. Macros for backward :cmacro:`Py_Refcnt()` became :cmacro:`Py_REFCNT()`. Macros for backward
compatibility are still available. compatibility are still available for Python 2.6.
.. Issue 1629: XXX why was this done? .. Issue 1629: XXX why was this done?