diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst index eff7ebc1e32020210e8a73403cc690230372d9a9..86068f4199a3618eeccb66973565e37e162d30ae 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst @@ -868,12 +868,6 @@ Optimizations Several performance enhancements have been added: -.. * A new :program:`configure` option, :option:`--with-computed-gotos`, - compiles the main bytecode interpreter loop using a new dispatch - mechanism that gives speedups of up to 20%, depending on the system - and benchmark. The new mechanism is only supported on certain - compilers, such as gcc, SunPro, and icc. - * A new opcode was added to perform the initial setup for :keyword:`with` statements, looking up the :meth:`__enter__` and :meth:`__exit__` methods. (Contributed by Benjamin Peterson.)