Added two very tardy notes about the 2.2b1 release, fixed a typo.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4e77c41..13f3fb5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
exceptions (which could mask bugs in a __getattr__ hook, for
example).
-- Weak reference objects are now part of the core and offers a C API.
+- Weak reference objects are now part of the core and offer a C API.
A bug which could allow a core dump when binary operations involved
proxy reference has been fixed. weakref.ReferenceError is now a
built-in exception.
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
- doctest now excludes functions and classes not defined by the module
being tested, thanks to Tim Hochberg.
+- HotShot, a new profiler implemented using a C-based callback, has
+ been added. This substantially reduces the overhead of profiling,
+ but it is still quite preliminary. Support modules and
+ documentation will be added in upcoming releases (before 2.2 final).
+
- profile now produces correct output in situations where an exception
raised in Python is cleared by C code (e.g. hasattr()). This used
to cause wrong output, including spurious claims of recursive
@@ -177,6 +182,9 @@
- ConfigParser.getboolean() now also interprets TRUE, FALSE, YES, NO,
ON, and OFF.
+- xml.dom.minidom NodeList objects now support the length attribute
+ and item() method as required by the DOM specifications.
+
Tools/Demos
- Demo/dns was removed. It no longer serves any purpose; a package