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  \documentclass{howto}
  
  % $Id$
  
  \title{What's New in Python 2.1}
! \release{0.05}
  \author{A.M. Kuchling}
  \authoraddress{\email{am...@bi...}}
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  \documentclass{howto}
  
+ % XXX difflib.py, doctest.py added
+ 
  % $Id$
  
  \title{What's New in Python 2.1}
! \release{0.06}
  \author{A.M. Kuchling}
  \authoraddress{\email{am...@bi...}}
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  %======================================================================
+ \section{New and Improved Modules}
+ 
+ \begin{itemize}
+ 
+ \item \module{curses.panel}, a wrapper for the panel library, part of
+ ncurses and of SYSV curses, was contributed by Thomas Gellekum.  The
+ panel library provides windows with the additional feature of depth.
+ Windows can be moved higher or lower in the depth ordering, and the
+ panel library figures out where panels overlap and which sections are
+ visible.
+ 
+ \item The PyXML package has gone through a few releases since Python
+ 2.0, and Python 2.1 includes an updated version of the \module{xml}
+ package.  Some of the noteworthy changes include support for Expat
+ 1.2, the ability for Expat parsers to handle files in any encoding
+ supported by Python, and various bugfixes for SAX, DOM, and the
+ \module{minidom} module.
+ 
+ \item Various functions in the \module{time} module, such as
+ \function{asctime()} and \function{localtime()}, require a floating
+ point argument containing the time in seconds since the epoch.  The
+ most common use of these functions is to work with the current time,
+ so the floating point argument has been made optional; when a value
+ isn't provided, the current time will be used.  For example, log file
+ entries usually need a string containing the current time; in Python
+ 2.1, \code{time.asctime()} can be used, instead of the lengthier
+ \code{time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time()))} that was previously
+ required.
+  
+ This change was proposed and implemented by Thomas Wouters.
+ 
+ \item The \module{ftplib} module now defaults to retrieving files in
+ passive mode, because passive mode is more likely to work from behind
+ a firewall.  This request came from the Debian bug tracking system,
+ since other Debian packages use \module{ftplib} to retrieve files and
+ then don't work from behind a firewall.  It's deemed unlikely that
+ this will cause problems for anyone, because Netscape defaults to
+ passive mode and few people complain, but if passive mode is
+ unsuitable for your application or network setup, call
+ \method{set_pasv(0)} on FTP objects to disable passive mode.
+ 
+ \item Support for raw socket access has been added to the
+ \module{socket} module, contributed by Grant Edwards.
+ 
+ 
+ \end{itemize}
+ 
+ %======================================================================
  \section{Minor Changes and Fixes}
  
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  suggestion and preliminary patch by Moshe Zadka.
   
- \item \module{curses.panel}, a wrapper for the panel library, part of
- ncurses and of SYSV curses, was contributed by Thomas Gellekum.  The
- panel library provides windows with the additional feature of depth.
- Windows can be moved higher or lower in the depth ordering, and the
- panel library figures out where panels overlap and which sections are
- visible.
- 
  \item Modules can now control which names are imported when \code{from
  \var{module} import *} is used, by defining an \code{__all__}
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*** 505,528 ****
  version was checked in.
  
- \item The PyXML package has gone through a few releases since Python
- 2.0, and Python 2.1 includes an updated version of the \module{xml}
- package.  Some of the noteworthy changes include support for Expat
- 1.2, the ability for Expat parsers to handle files in any encoding
- supported by Python, and various bugfixes for SAX, DOM, and the
- \module{minidom} module.
- 
- \item Various functions in the \module{time} module, such as
- \function{asctime()} and \function{localtime()}, require a floating
- point argument containing the time in seconds since the epoch.  The
- most common use of these functions is to work with the current time,
- so the floating point argument has been made optional; when a value
- isn't provided, the current time will be used.  For example, log file
- entries usually need a string containing the current time; in Python
- 2.1, \code{time.asctime()} can be used, instead of the lengthier
- \code{time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time()))} that was previously
- required.
-  
- This change was proposed and implemented by Thomas Wouters.
- 
  \item Applying \function{repr()} to strings previously used octal
  escapes for non-printable characters; for example, a newline was
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  \code{\e t}, \code{\e r} escapes for the appropriate characters, and
  implemented this new formatting.
- 
- \item The \module{ftplib} module now defaults to retrieving files in
- passive mode, because passive mode is more likely to work from behind
- a firewall.  This request came from the Debian bug tracking system,
- since other Debian packages use \module{ftplib} to retrieve files and
- then don't work from behind a firewall.  It's deemed unlikely that
- this will cause problems for anyone, because Netscape defaults to
- passive mode and few people complain, but if passive mode is
- unsuitable for your application or network setup, call
- \method{set_pasv(0)} on FTP objects to disable passive mode.
- 
- \item Support for raw socket access has been added to the
- \module{socket} module, contributed by Grant Edwards.
  
  \item Syntax errors detected at compile-time can now raise exceptions
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