From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 02:51:32 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Various alpha 3 updates.
X-Git-Tag: v2.4a3~213
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9bb1f0592cf71cb639669001c6d7119d7966510d;p=python

Various alpha 3 updates.
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e0d5d014b5..c3ce477f3a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ Extension modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Updated the decimal package's min() and max() methods to match the
+  latest revision of the General Decimal Arithmetic Specification.
+  Quiet NaNs are ignored and equal values are sorted based on sign
+  and exponent.
+
+- The decimal package's Context.copy() method now returns deep copies.
+
+- Deprecated sys.exitfunc in favor of the atexit module.  The sys.exitfunc
+  attribute will be kept around for backwards compatability and atexit
+  will just become the one preferred way to do it.
+
 - patch #675551: Add get_history_item and replace_history_item functions
   to the readline module.
 
@@ -81,6 +92,9 @@ Library
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
+- IDLE's shortcut keys for windows are now case insensitive so that
+  Control-V works the same as Control-v.
+
 - pygettext.py: Generate POT-Creation-Date header in ISO format.
 
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