[Python-checkins] r72962 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst

Wed May 27 11:12:20 CEST 2009

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Wed May 27 11:12:18 2009
New Revision: 72962
Log:
Update whatsnew for compound with-statements.
Modified:
 python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst	Wed May 27 11:12:18 2009
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@
 
 (Contributed by Georg Brandl; :issue:`5675`.)
 
+* The syntax of the :keyword:`with` statement now allows multiple context
+ managers in a single statement::
+
+ >>> with open('mylog.txt') as infile, open('a.out', 'w') as outfile:
+ ... for line in infile:
+ ... if '<critical>' in line:
+ ... outfile.write(line)
+
+ (Contributed by Georg Brandl;
+ `appspot issue 53094 <http://codereview.appspot.com/53094>`_.)
+
 * ``round(x, n)`` now returns an integer if *x* is an integer.
 Previously it returned a float::
 
