Commit 9da3efd1 authored by Andrew M. Kuchling's avatar Andrew M. Kuchling

Mention 2.2.1 in intro and in bug/patch counts

Fix two typos spotted by Joonas Paalasmaa
parent 05c09d08
...@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ...@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
% $Id$ % $Id$
\title{What's New in Python 2.2} \title{What's New in Python 2.2}
\release{1.00} \release{1.01}
\author{A.M. Kuchling} \author{A.M. Kuchling}
\authoraddress{\email{akuchlin@mems-exchange.org}} \authoraddress{\email{akuchlin@mems-exchange.org}}
\begin{document} \begin{document}
...@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ ...@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
\section{Introduction} \section{Introduction}
This article explains the new features in Python 2.2, released on This article explains the new features in Python 2.2.1, released on
December 21, 2001. April 10, 2002. Python 2.2.1 is a bugfix release of Python 2.2,
originally released on December 21, 2001.
Python 2.2 can be thought of as the "cleanup release". There are some Python 2.2 can be thought of as the "cleanup release". There are some
features such as generators and iterators that are completely new, but features such as generators and iterators that are completely new, but
...@@ -1063,7 +1064,7 @@ Jeremy Hylton.} ...@@ -1063,7 +1064,7 @@ Jeremy Hylton.}
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item The \module{xmlrpclib} module was contributed to the standard \item The \module{xmlrpclib} module was contributed to the standard
library by Fredrik Lundh, provding support for writing XML-RPC library by Fredrik Lundh, providing support for writing XML-RPC
clients. XML-RPC is a simple remote procedure call protocol built on clients. XML-RPC is a simple remote procedure call protocol built on
top of HTTP and XML. For example, the following snippet retrieves a top of HTTP and XML. For example, the following snippet retrieves a
list of RSS channels from the O'Reilly Network, and then list of RSS channels from the O'Reilly Network, and then
...@@ -1113,7 +1114,7 @@ more information about XML-RPC. ...@@ -1113,7 +1114,7 @@ more information about XML-RPC.
The original patch for this feature was contributed by Nick Mathewson. The original patch for this feature was contributed by Nick Mathewson.
\item The Python profiler has been extensively reworked and various \item The Python profiler has been extensively reworked and various
errors in its output have been corrected. (Contributed by Fred errors in its output have been corrected. (Contributed by
Fred~L. Drake, Jr. and Tim Peters.) Fred~L. Drake, Jr. and Tim Peters.)
\item The \module{socket} module can be compiled to support IPv6; \item The \module{socket} module can be compiled to support IPv6;
...@@ -1276,9 +1277,11 @@ affect you very much. ...@@ -1276,9 +1277,11 @@ affect you very much.
As usual there were a bunch of other improvements and bugfixes As usual there were a bunch of other improvements and bugfixes
scattered throughout the source tree. A search through the CVS change scattered throughout the source tree. A search through the CVS change
logs finds there were 527 patches applied, and 683 bugs fixed; both logs finds there were 527 patches applied and 683 bugs fixed between
figures are likely to be underestimates. Some of the more notable Python 2.1 and 2.2; 2.2.1 applied 139 patches and fixed 143 bugs.
changes are: Both figures are likely to be underestimates.
Some of the more notable changes are:
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
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