[Python-checkins] r60028 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

Fri Jan 18 00:01:44 CET 2008

Author: christian.heimes
Date: Fri Jan 18 00:01:44 2008
New Revision: 60028
Modified:
 python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
Log:
Updated new property syntax. An elaborate example for subclassing and the getter was missing.
Added comment about VS 2008 and PGO builds.
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	Fri Jan 18 00:01:44 2008
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@
 
 .. Revision 57619
 
-* Properties now have two attributes, 
+* Properties now have three attributes, :attr:`getter`,
 :attr:`setter` and :attr:`deleter`, that are useful shortcuts for
- adding a setter or deleter function to an existing property. 
- You would use them like this::
+ adding or modifying a getter, setter or deleter function to an 
+ existing property. You would use them like this::
 
 class C(object):
 	@property 
@@ -670,6 +670,15 @@
 	def x(self): 
 	 del self._x 
 
+ class D(C):
+ @C.x.getter
+ def x(self):
+ return self._x * 2
+
+ @x.setter
+ def x(self, value):
+ self._x = value / 2
+
 
 * C functions and methods that use 
 :cfunc:`PyComplex_AsCComplex` will now accept arguments that 
@@ -1336,6 +1345,7 @@
 API. The :func:`getwch` function reads a keypress and returns a Unicode 
 value, as does the :func:`getwche` function. The :func:`putwch` function
 takes a Unicode character and writes it to the console.
+ (Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
 
 * :func:`os.path.expandvars` will now expand environment variables 
 in the form "%var%", and "~user" will be expanded into the 
@@ -1350,7 +1360,15 @@
 that expands environment variable references such as ``%NAME%``
 in an input string. The handle objects provided by this
 module now support the context protocol, so they can be used 
- in :keyword:`with` statements.
+ in :keyword:`with` statements. (Contributed by Christian Heimes.)
+
+* The new default compiler on Windows is Visual Studio 2008 (VS 9.0). The 
+ build directories for Visual Studio 2003 (VS7.1) and 2005 (VS8.0)
+ were moved into the PC/ directory. The new PCbuild directory supports
+ cross compilation for X64, debug builds and Profile Guided Optimization
+ (PGO). PGO builds are roughly 10% faster than normal builds.
+ (Contributed by Christian Heimes with help from Amaury Forgeot d'Arc and
+ Martin von Loewis.)
 
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