From d9728b59324bf462cd5375e81a4f795cca45e60c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Larry Hastings Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 21:57:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update Misc/NEWS for issues #14127 and #14705. (And, technically, #10148.) --- Misc/NEWS | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index 92139d9fbf2..42cf1f96706 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,30 @@ Python News +++++++++++ +What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 4? +=================================== + +*Release date: 26-May-2012* + +Core and Builtins +----------------- + +- Issue #14705: The PyArg_Parse() family of functions now support the 'p' + format unit, which accepts a "boolean predicate" argument. It converts + any Python value into an integer--0 if it is "false", and 1 otherwise. + +Library +------- + +- Issue #14127: The os.stat() result object now provides three additional + fields: st_ctime_ns, st_mtime_ns, and st_atime_ns, providing those times + as an integer with nanosecond resolution. The functions os.utime(), + os.lutimes(), and os.futimes() now accept a new parameter, ns, which + accepts mtime and atime as integers with nanosecond resolution. + +- Issue #14127 and #10148: shutil.copystat now preserves exact mtime + and atime on filesystems providing nanosecond resolution. + What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3? ===================================