Commit 0f1955da authored by Andrew M. Kuchling's avatar Andrew M. Kuchling

Include more detail on Coverity results and add a link; minor edits

parent 61434b6d
...@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ implemented by Nick Coghlan.} ...@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ implemented by Nick Coghlan.}
Until Python 2.5, the \keyword{try} statement came in two Until Python 2.5, the \keyword{try} statement came in two
flavours. You could use a \keyword{finally} block to ensure that code flavours. You could use a \keyword{finally} block to ensure that code
is always executed, or a number of \keyword{except} blocks to catch an is always executed, or one or more \keyword{except} blocks to catch
exception. You couldn't combine both \keyword{except} blocks and a specific exceptions. You couldn't combine both \keyword{except} blocks and a
\keyword{finally} block, because generating the right bytecode for the \keyword{finally} block, because generating the right bytecode for the
combined version was complicated and it wasn't clear what the combined version was complicated and it wasn't clear what the
semantics of the combined should be. semantics of the combined should be.
...@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ pystone benchmark around XXX\% faster than Python 2.4. ...@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ pystone benchmark around XXX\% faster than Python 2.4.
%====================================================================== %======================================================================
\section{New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules} \section{New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules}
As usual, Python's standard library received a number of enhancements and As usual, Python's standard library received many enhancements and
bug fixes. Here's a partial list of the most notable changes, sorted bug fixes. Here's a partial list of the most notable changes, sorted
alphabetically by module name. Consult the alphabetically by module name. Consult the
\file{Misc/NEWS} file in the source tree for a more \file{Misc/NEWS} file in the source tree for a more
...@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ lets you easily sort lists using multiple fields. ...@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ lets you easily sort lists using multiple fields.
(Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.) (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
\item The \module{os} module underwent a number of changes. The \item The \module{os} module underwent several changes. The
\member{stat_float_times} variable now defaults to true, meaning that \member{stat_float_times} variable now defaults to true, meaning that
\function{os.stat()} will now return time values as floats. (This \function{os.stat()} will now return time values as floats. (This
doesn't necessarily mean that \function{os.stat()} will return times doesn't necessarily mean that \function{os.stat()} will return times
...@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ the operating system. (Implemented by Evan Jones, and reworked by Tim ...@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ the operating system. (Implemented by Evan Jones, and reworked by Tim
Peters.) Peters.)
Note that this change means extension modules need to be more careful Note that this change means extension modules need to be more careful
with how they allocate memory. Python's API has a number of different with how they allocate memory. Python's API has many different
functions for allocating memory that are grouped into families. For functions for allocating memory that are grouped into families. For
example, \cfunction{PyMem_Malloc()}, \cfunction{PyMem_Realloc()}, and example, \cfunction{PyMem_Malloc()}, \cfunction{PyMem_Realloc()}, and
\cfunction{PyMem_Free()} are one family that allocates raw memory, \cfunction{PyMem_Free()} are one family that allocates raw memory,
...@@ -1608,9 +1608,10 @@ carefully test your C extension modules with Python 2.5. ...@@ -1608,9 +1608,10 @@ carefully test your C extension modules with Python 2.5.
\item Coverity, a company that markets a source code analysis tool \item Coverity, a company that markets a source code analysis tool
called Prevent, provided the results of their examination of the Python called Prevent, provided the results of their examination of the Python
source code. The analysis found a number of refcounting bugs, often source code. The analysis found about 60 bugs that
in error-handling code. These bugs have been fixed. were quickly fixed. Many of the bugs were refcounting problems, often
% XXX provide reference? occurring in error-handling code. See
\url{http://scan.coverity.com} for the statistics.
\end{itemize} \end{itemize}
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