Generators had their throw() method allowing string exceptions. That's a
no-no.
Fixes issue #1147. Need to fix 2.5 to raise a proper warning if a string
exception is passed in.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 10f2c71..e5e365a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
Core and builtins
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+- Issue #1147: Exceptions were directly allowing string exceptions in their
+ throw() method even though string exceptions no longer allowed.
+
- Issue #1096: Prevent a segfault from getting the repr of a very deeply nested
list by using the recursion counter.