From: A.M. K. <aku...@us...> - 2001-09-24 14:51:22
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Update of /cvsroot/py-howto/pyhowto In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv1934 Modified Files: python-22.tex Log Message: Add link to Unix Review's 2.2 article Fix two errors Index: python-22.tex =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/py-howto/pyhowto/python-22.tex,v retrieving revision 1.29 retrieving revision 1.30 diff -C2 -r1.29 -r1.30 *** python-22.tex 2001/09/14 16:19:27 1.29 --- python-22.tex 2001/09/24 14:51:16 1.30 *************** *** 26,30 **** language design. ! This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification for the new features, but instead provides a convenient overview. For full details, you should refer to the documentation for Python 2.2, --- 26,30 ---- language design. ! This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification of the new features, but instead provides a convenient overview. For full details, you should refer to the documentation for Python 2.2, *************** *** 39,44 **** --- 39,53 ---- rationale for a change, refer to the PEP for a particular new feature. + The final release of Python 2.2 is planned for October 2001. + \begin{seealso} + + \url{http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1356/urm0109h/0109h.htm} + {``What's So Special About Python 2.2?'' is also about the new 2.2 + features, and was written by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz.} + + \end{seealso} + %====================================================================== *************** *** 913,917 **** \item The \function{pow()} built-in function no longer supports 3 arguments when floating-point numbers are supplied. ! \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}, \var{z})} returns \code{(x**y) % z}, but this is never useful for floating point numbers, and the final result varies unpredictably depending on the platform. A call such --- 922,926 ---- \item The \function{pow()} built-in function no longer supports 3 arguments when floating-point numbers are supplied. ! \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}, \var{z})} returns \code{(x**y) \% z}, but this is never useful for floating point numbers, and the final result varies unpredictably depending on the platform. A call such |