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% Feel free to add commented-out reminders of things that need
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% to be covered. --amk
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% XXX pydoc can display links to module docs -- but when?
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\title{What's New in Python 2.4}
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\title{What's New in Python 2.4}
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\release{0.0}
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\release{0.0}
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\author{A.M.\ Kuchling}
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\author{A.M.\ Kuchling}
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\item The \method{dict.update()} method now accepts the same
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\item The \method{dict.update()} method now accepts the same
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argument forms as the \class{dict} constructor. This includes any
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argument forms as the \class{dict} constructor. This includes any
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mapping, any iterable of key/value pairs, and/or keyword arguments.
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mapping, any iterable of key/value pairs, and keyword arguments.
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\item The string methods, \method{ljust()}, \method{rjust()}, and
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\item The string methods, \method{ljust()}, \method{rjust()}, and
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\method{center()} now take an optional argument for specifying a
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\method{center()} now take an optional argument for specifying a
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\end{verbatim}
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\end{verbatim}
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\item The \function{eval(\var{expr}, \var{globals}, \var{locals})}
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function now accepts any mapping type for the \var{locals} argument.
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Previously this had to be a regular Python dictionary.
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\item The \function{zip()} built-in function and \function{itertools.izip()}
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\item The \function{zip()} built-in function and \function{itertools.izip()}
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now return an empty list instead of raising a \exception{TypeError}
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now return an empty list instead of raising a \exception{TypeError}
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exception if called with no arguments. This makes them more
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exception if called with no arguments. This makes them more
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\begin{itemize}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item The \module{asyncore} module's \function{loop()} now has a
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\var{count} parameter that lets you perform a limited number
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of passes through the polling loop. The default is still to loop
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forever.
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\item The \module{curses} modules now supports the ncurses extension
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\item The \module{curses} modules now supports the ncurses extension
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\function{use_default_colors()}. On platforms where the terminal
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\function{use_default_colors()}. On platforms where the terminal
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supports transparency, this makes it possible to use a transparent
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supports transparency, this makes it possible to use a transparent
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tenfold improvement in speed makes the module suitable for handling
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tenfold improvement in speed makes the module suitable for handling
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high volumes of data. In addition, the module has two new functions
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high volumes of data. In addition, the module has two new functions
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\function{nlargest()} and \function{nsmallest()} that use heaps to
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\function{nlargest()} and \function{nsmallest()} that use heaps to
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find the largest or smallest n values in a dataset without the
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find the N largest or smallest values in a dataset without the
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expense of a full sort.
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expense of a full sort.
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\item The \module{imaplib} module now supports IMAP's THREAD command.
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\item The \module{imaplib} module now supports IMAP's THREAD command.
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another, \function{tee()} is ideal. Possible applications include
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another, \function{tee()} is ideal. Possible applications include
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bookmarking, windowing, or lookahead iterators.
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bookmarking, windowing, or lookahead iterators.
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\item A new \function{getsid()} function was added to the
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\module{posix} module that underlies the \module{os} module.
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(Contributed by J. Raynor.)
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\item The \module{operator} module gained two new functions,
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\item The \module{operator} module gained two new functions,
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\function{attrgetter(\var{attr})} and \function{itemgetter(\var{index})}.
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\function{attrgetter(\var{attr})} and \function{itemgetter(\var{index})}.
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\end{verbatim}
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\item A new \function{getsid()} function was added to the
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\module{posix} module that underlies the \module{os} module.
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(Contributed by J. Raynor.)
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\item The \module{poplib} module now supports POP over SSL.
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\item The \module{profile} module can now profile C extension functions.
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\item The \module{random} module has a new method called \method{getrandbits(N)}
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\item The \module{random} module has a new method called \method{getrandbits(N)}
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which returns an N-bit long integer. This method supports the existing
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which returns an N-bit long integer. This method supports the existing
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\method{randrange()} method, making it possible to efficiently generate
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\method{randrange()} method, making it possible to efficiently generate
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\item The \module{weakref} module now supports a wider variety of objects
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\item The \module{weakref} module now supports a wider variety of objects
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including Python functions, class instances, sets, frozensets, deques,
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arrays, files, sockets, and regular expression pattern objects.
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arrays, files, sockets, and regular expression pattern objects.
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\item The \module{xmlrpclib} module now supports a multi-call extension for
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tranmitting multiple XML-RPC calls in a single HTTP operation.
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\end{itemize}
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\item A new method flag, \constant{METH_COEXISTS}, allows a function
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\item A new method flag, \constant{METH_COEXISTS}, allows a function
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defined in slots to co-exist with a PyCFunction having the same name.
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defined in slots to co-exist with a PyCFunction having the same name.
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This can halve the access to time to a method such as
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\method{set.__contains__()}
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\item Python can now be built with additional profiling for the interpreter
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itself, useful if you're working on the Python core.
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Providing \longprogramopt{--enable-profiling} to the
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\program{configure} script will let you profile the interpreter with
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\program{gprof}, and providing the \longprogramopt{--with-tsc} switch
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enables profiling using the Pentium's Time-Stamp-Counter.
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\item The \ctype{tracebackobject} type has been renamed to \ctype{PyTracebackObject}.
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\end{itemize}
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