LWN.net: Python 2.3a2 Released | Linux Today

LWN.net: Python 2.3a2 Released

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 2003
Some highlights of what's new since 2.3a1:

- fixed mishandling of negated hex/oct literals (PEP 237)

- a new, more efficient pickling protocol (PEP 307)

- functions have a __module__ attribute

- new module itertools: efficient looping constructs

- many improvements to the new datetime module

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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