From f367651472f66d663e022eb658c379e275adfb29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" <amk@amk.ca>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 02:27:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add items

---
 Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
index 67fb4c66998..906c4d2cc04 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
@@ -181,6 +181,23 @@ and Tim Peters, with other fixes from the Python Labs crew.}
 \end{seealso}
 
 
+%======================================================================
+\section{PEP 278: Universal Newline Support}
+
+XXX write this section
+
+%Highlights: import and friends will understand any of \r, \n and \r\n
+%as end of line. Python file input will do the same if you use mode 'U'.
+%Everything can be disabled by configuring with --without-universal-newlines.
+
+
+\begin{seealso}
+
+\seepep{278}{Universal Newline Support}{Written 
+and implemented by Jack Jansen.}
+
+\end{seealso}
+
 %======================================================================
 \section{PEP 285: The \class{bool} Type}
 
@@ -208,6 +225,9 @@ Expat is now included with the Python source
 Readline: Add get_history_item, get_current_history_length, and
 redisplay functions.
 
+Add optional arg to string methods strip(), lstrip(), rstrip().
+The optional arg specifies characters to delete.
+
 
 %======================================================================
 \section{Interpreter Changes and Fixes}