[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.910,1.911

Sat Dec 13 06:26:13 EST 2003

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv7484/Misc
Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
* Added a new method flag, METH_COEXIST.
* Used the flag to optimize set.__contains__(), dict.__contains__(),
 dict.__getitem__(), and list.__getitem__().
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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+ - Created a new method flag, METH_COEXIST, which causes a method to be loaded
+ even if already defined by a slot wrapper. This allows a __contains__
+ method, for example, to co-exist with a defined sq_contains slot. This
+ is helpful because the PyCFunction can take advantage of optimized calls
+ whenever METH_O or METH_NOARGS flags are defined.
+ 
 - Added a new function, PyDict_Contains(d, k) which is like
 PySequence_Contains() but is specific to dictionaries and executes