Add fix for getattr(obj, name, default). Rearrange a few things.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1d86a43..74327c4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
- doctest now finds and runs docstrings attached to new-style classes,
class methods, static methods, and properties.
-Core
+Core and builtins
- A very subtle syntactical pitfall in list comprehensions was fixed.
For example: [a+b for a in 'abc', for b in 'def']. The comma in
@@ -31,15 +31,26 @@
Note that [a for a in <singleton>] is a convoluted way to say
[<singleton>] anyway, so it's not like any expressiveness is lost.
+- getattr(obj, name, default) now only catches AttributeError, as
+ documented, rather than returning the default value for all
+ exceptions (which could mask bugs in a __getattr__ hook, for
+ example).
+
+Extension modules
+
+- thread.start_new_thread() now returns the thread ID (previously None).
+
- binascii has now two quopri support functions, a2b_qp and b2a_qp.
- readline now supports setting the startup_hook and the pre_event_hook.
- posix supports chroot where available.
-Library
+- Decompression objects in the zlib module now accept an optional
+ second parameter to decompress() that specifies the maximum amount
+ of memory to use for the uncompressed data.
-- thread.start_new_thread() now returns the thread ID (previously None).
+Library
- doctest now excludes functions and classes not defined by the module
being tested, thanks to Tim Hochberg.
@@ -75,10 +86,6 @@
which indicates whether output is intended for the header 'Q'
encoding.
-- Decompression objects in the zlib module now accept an optional
- second parameter to decompress() that specifies the maximum amount
- of memory to use for the uncompressed data.
-
Tools/Demos
- Demo/dns was removed. It no longer serves any purpose; a package