Add note about changes to the `round` function between 2.x and 3.x.

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Mark Dickinson 2010-06-17 18:24:52 +00:00
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@ -798,6 +798,15 @@ Builtins
* A new built-in function :func:`next` was added to call the * A new built-in function :func:`next` was added to call the
:meth:`__next__` method on an object. :meth:`__next__` method on an object.
* The :func:`round` function rounding strategy and return type have
changed. Exact halfway cases are now rounded to the nearest even
result instead of away from zero. (For example, ``round(2.5)`` now
returns ``2`` rather than ``3``.) :func:`round(x[, n])` now
delegates to ``x.__round__([n])`` instead of always returning a
float. It generally returns an integer when called with a single
argument and a value of the same type as ``x`` when called with two
arguments.
* Moved :func:`intern` to :func:`sys.intern`. * Moved :func:`intern` to :func:`sys.intern`.
* Removed: :func:`apply`. Instead of ``apply(f, args)`` use * Removed: :func:`apply`. Instead of ``apply(f, args)`` use