* Constructor and update() support keyword args (like their dict counterparts).
* The 'del' statement no longer raises KeyError for missing values.
* Add multiset operations: __add__, __sub__, __and__, __or__.
with a mapping. Makes Counter() idempotent, makes update()
API the same as Counter.__init__(), makes a more readable
repr, makes the API more dict-like, and allows Steven
Bethard's update() example to work.
* Make the _replace() method respect subclassing.
* Using property() to make _fields read-only wasn't a good idea.
It caused len(Point._fields) to fail.
* Add note to _cast() about length checking and alternative with the star-operator.
(suprisingly, this simplifies the signature, improves clarity, and is comparably fast).
Update the docs to reflect a previous change to the function name.
Add an example to the docs showing how to override the default __repr__ method.
Let the field spec be either a string or a non-string sequence (suggested by Martin Blais with use cases).
Improve the error message in the case of a SyntaxError (caused by a duplicate field name).
Add maxlen support to deque() and fixup docs.
Partially fix __reduce__(). The None as a third arg was no longer supported.
Still needs work on __reduce__() to handle recursive inputs.
Allows optional commas in the field-name spec (help when named tuples are used in conjuction with sql queries).
Adds the __fields__ attribute for introspection and to support conversion to dictionary form.
Adds a __replace__() method similar to str.replace() but using a named field as a target.
Clean-up spelling and presentation in doc-strings.
Raymond Hettinger
Nick Coghlan
Georg Brandl
Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
Guido van Rossum