- Patch 1433928:
- The copy module now "copies" function objects (as atomic objects).
- dict.__getitem__ now looks for a __missing__ hook before raising
KeyError.
- Added a new type, defaultdict, to the collections module.
This uses the new __missing__ hook behavior added to dict (see above).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8429b7b..e5c5e40 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
Core and builtins
-----------------
+- Patch 1433928:
+ - The copy module now "copies" function objects (as atomic objects).
+ - dict.__getitem__ now looks for a __missing__ hook before raising
+ KeyError.
+
- Fix the encodings package codec search function to only search
inside its own package. Fixes problem reported in patch #1433198.
@@ -224,6 +229,9 @@
Extension Modules
-----------------
+- Patch 1433928: Added a new type, defaultdict, to the collections module.
+ This uses the new __missing__ hook behavior added to dict (see above).
+
- Bug #854823: socketmodule now builds on Sun platforms even when
INET_ADDRSTRLEN is not defined.