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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index 1aa59dc75c..a6428da2c4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -518,8 +518,10 @@ def my_import(name): be done by a pointer compare instead of a string compare. Normally, the names used in Python programs are automatically interned, and the dictionaries used to hold module, class or instance attributes - have interned keys. Interned strings are immortal (never get - garbage collected). + have interned keys. \versionchanged[Interned strings are not + immortal (like they used to be in Python 2.2 and before); + you must keep a reference to the return value of \function{intern()} + around to benefit from it]{2.3} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{isinstance}{object, classinfo} |