[Python-checkins] r53420 - in python/trunk: Lib/sqlite3/dbapi2.py Lib/sqlite3/test/factory.py Lib/sqlite3/test/regression.py Lib/sqlite3/test/types.py Modules/_sqlite/cache.c Modules/_sqlite/cache.h Modules/_sqlite/connection.c Modules/_sqlite/co

Sun Jan 14 17:09:47 CET 2007

On 1/13/07, gerhard.haering <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> Merged changes from standalone version 2.3.3. This should probably all be
> merged into the 2.5 maintenance branch:
[...]
> - Converters are stored in a converters dictionary. The converter name
> is uppercased first. The old upper-casing algorithm was wrong and
> was replaced by a simple call to the Python string's upper() method
> instead.
[...]
> - Improvement to the row type: rows can now be iterated over and have a keys()
> method. This improves compatibility with both tuple and dict a lot.

The latter looks like a feature to me and can't be backported. It's
unclear whether the converter uppercasing is a user-visible feature;
if it is, it should also not be backported.
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