Discussion:
[Python-3000-checkins] r67496 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
raymond.hettinger
2008-12-03 15:04:01 UTC
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Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Wed Dec 3 16:04:01 2008
New Revision: 67496

Log:
Minor edits.

Modified:
python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst Wed Dec 3 16:04:01 2008
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
* :class:`dict` methods :meth:`dict.keys`, :meth:`dict.items` and
:meth:`dict.values` return "views" instead of lists. For example,
this no longer works: ``k = d.keys(); k.sort()``. Use ``k =
- sorted(d)`` instead (this works in Python 2.5 too, and is just
+ sorted(d)`` instead (this works in Python 2.5 too and is just
as efficient).

* Also, the :meth:`dict.iterkeys`, :meth:`dict.iteritems` and
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@

* New binary literals, e.g. ``0b1010`` (already in 2.6).

-* Bytes literals are introduced with a leading ``b`` or ``B``.
+* Bytes literals are introduced with a leading ``b`` or ``B``, and
+ there is a new corresponding builtin function, :func:`bin`.

Changed Syntax
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@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@
:mod:`collections` module plays a somewhat more prominent role in
the language now, and builtin collection types like :class:`dict`
and :class:`list` conform to the :class:`collections.MutableMapping`
- and :class:`collections.MutableSequence` ABC, respectively.
+ and :class:`collections.MutableSequence` ABCs, respectively.

* :ref:`pep-3127`. As mentioned above, the new octal literal
notation is the only one supported, and binary literals have been
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