SF #754014: list.index() should accept optional start, end arguments
Also, modified UserList.index() to match and expanded the related tests.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
Core and builtins
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+- list.index() now accepts optional start and stop arguments. Similar
+ changes were made to UserList.index(). SF feature request 754014.
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- SF patch 751998 fixes an unwanted side effect of the previous fix
for SF bug 742860 (the next item).