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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst index 46922a4d79..e386b36581 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst @@ -960,6 +960,13 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. .. Patch #1490190 +* :class:`mmap` objects now have a :meth:`rfind` method that finds + a substring, beginning at the end of the string and searching + backwards. The :meth:`find` method + also gained a *end* parameter containing the index at which to stop + the forward search. + (Contributed by John Lenton.) + * The :mod:`new` module has been removed from Python 3.0. Importing it therefore triggers a warning message when Python is running in 3.0-warning @@ -1102,6 +1109,13 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. (Contributed by Alberto Bertogli.) .. Patch #1646 + +* The base classes in the :mod:`SocketServer` module now support + calling a :meth:`handle_timeout` method after a span of inactivity + specified by the server's :attr:`timeout` attribute. (Contributed + by Michael Pomraning.) + + .. Patch #742598 * A new variable in the :mod:`sys` module, :attr:`float_info`, is an object |