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@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ Other Language Changes
Here are all of the changes that Python 2.6 makes to the core Python language.
* The :func:`complex` constructor now accepts strings containing
parenthesized complex numbers, letting ``complex(repr(cmplx))``
will now round-trip values. For example, ``complex('(3+4j)')``
now returns the value (3+4j).
.. % Patch 1491866
* An obscure change: when you use the the :func:`locals` function inside a
:keyword:`class` statement, the resulting dictionary no longer returns free
variables. (Free variables, in this case, are variables referred to in the
@ -157,6 +164,14 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details.
.. % Patch #1490190
* In the :mod:`os.path` module, the :func:`splitext` function
has been changed to not split on leading period characters.
This produces better results when operating on Unix's dot-files.
For example, ``os.path.splitext('.ipython')``
now returns ``('.ipython', '')`` instead of ``('', '.ipython')``.
.. % Bug #115886
* New functions in the :mod:`posix` module: :func:`chflags` and :func:`lchflags`
are wrappers for the corresponding system calls (where they're available).
Constants for the flag values are defined in the :mod:`stat` module; some
@ -166,14 +181,31 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details.
* The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed.
* The :mod:`smtplib` module now supports SMTP over SSL thanks to the addition
of the :class:`SMTP_SSL` class. This class supports an interface identical to
the existing :class:`SMTP` class. (Contributed by Monty Taylor.)
* The :mod:`smtplib` module now supports SMTP over SSL thanks to the
addition of the :class:`SMTP_SSL` class. This class supports an
interface identical to the existing :class:`SMTP` class. An
implementation of the LMTP protocol (:rfc:`2033`) was also added to
the module. LMTP is used in place of SMTP when transferring e-mail
between agents that don't manage a mail queue.
(SMTP over SSL contributed by Monty Taylor; LMTP implemented by Leif
Hedstrom.)
.. % Patch #957003
* The :mod:`test.test_support` module now contains a :func:`EnvironmentVarGuard`
context manager that supports temporarily changing environment variables and
automatically restores them to their old values. (Contributed by Brett Cannon.)
* The :mod:`timeit` module now accepts callables as well as strings
for the statement being timed and for the setup code.
Two convenience functions were added for creating
:class:`Timer` instances:
``repeat(stmt, setup, time, repeat, number)`` and
``timeit(stmt, setup, time, number)`` create an instance and call
the corresponding method. (Contributed by Erik Demaine.)
.. % Patch #1533909
.. % ======================================================================
.. % whole new modules get described in \subsections here