Added news about repr(string).
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What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 2?
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+
Core language, builtins, and interpreter
+- repr(string) is easier to read, now using hex escapes instead of octal,
+ and using \t, \n and \r instead of \011, \012 and \015 (respectively):
+
+ >>> "\texample \r\n" + chr(0) + chr(255)
+ '\texample \r\n\x00\xff' # in 2.1
+ '\011example \015\012\000\377' # in 2.0
+
Standard library