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News for the tp_flags change.

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Guido van Rossum 2008-08-20 15:01:50 +00:00
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@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 beta 3?
Core and Builtins Core and Builtins
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- Issue #1878: Remove Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG from
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT when not building the core. This means 3rd party
extensions do not automatically benefit from the class attribute
cache; they will have to explicitly add Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG
to their tp_flags field if they care. This is a backwards
compatibility feature; in 3.0, all types will use the cache by
default.
- Keyword arguments can now follow starred arguments. (``f(a, *args, - Keyword arguments can now follow starred arguments. (``f(a, *args,
keyword=23)`` is now valid syntax.) keyword=23)`` is now valid syntax.)