[Python-checkins] r66468 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

Mon Sep 15 15:08:33 CEST 2008

Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Mon Sep 15 15:08:32 2008
New Revision: 66468
Log:
Rewrite item a bit
Modified:
 python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
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	Mon Sep 15 15:08:32 2008
@@ -3156,9 +3156,12 @@
 before adding elements from the iterable. This change makes the
 behavior match ``list.__init__()``.
 
-* :meth:`object.__init__` previously accepted arbitrary arguments and keyword
- arguments. In Python 2.6, this is no longer allowed and will result in a
- :exc:`TypeError`. See issue :issue:`1683368`.
+* :meth:`object.__init__` previously accepted arbitrary arguments and
+ keyword arguments, ignoring them. In Python 2.6, this is no longer
+ allowed and will result in a :exc:`TypeError`. This will affect 
+ :meth:`__init__` methods that end up calling the corresponding 
+ method on :class:`object` (perhaps through using :func:`super`).
+ See :issue:`1683368` for discussion.
 
 * The :class:`Decimal` constructor now accepts leading and trailing
 whitespace when passed a string. Previously it would raise an
