Bump version number; update patch/bug counts; bet that the final release will be...

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
index 7b4238abae541858f62b2612036dd67e51c3499b..2936bd50ee81541812ec4a2a151f12015a2ee937 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 % 
 
 \title{What's New in Python 2.4}
-\release{0.9}
+\release{1.0}
 \author{A.M.\ Kuchling}
 \authoraddress{
        \strong{Python Software Foundation}\\
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 \maketitle
 \tableofcontents
 
-This article explains the new features in Python 2.4, scheduled for
-release in December 2004.
+This article explains the new features in Python 2.4, released in December
+2004.
 
 Python 2.4 is a medium-sized release.  It doesn't introduce as many
 changes as the radical Python 2.2, but introduces more features than
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ the conservative 2.3 release.  The most significant new language
 features are function decorators and generator expressions; most other
 changes are to the standard library.
 
-% XXX update these figures as we go
-According to the CVS change logs, there were 421 patches applied and
-413 bugs fixed between Python 2.3 and 2.4.  Both figures are likely to
+According to the CVS change logs, there were 481 patches applied and
+502 bugs fixed between Python 2.3 and 2.4.  Both figures are likely to
 be underestimates.
 
 This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification of