Update versions/dates for release of 2.3a2. Added some last-minute news.

skrah · Feb 19, 2003 · 22e2f73 · 22e2f73
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 What's New in Python 2.3 alpha 2?
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-*Release date: XX-XXX-2003*
+*Release date: 19-Feb-2003*
 
 Core and builtins
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@@ -346,20 +346,18 @@ C API
   'B', 'h', 'H', 'i', and 'l' codes).  Future versions of Python will
   raise a TypeError.
 
-
-New platforms
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-TBD
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 Tests
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-TBD
+- Several tests weren't being run.  Now they are.
 
 Windows
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+- The timeout code for socket connect() didn't work right; this has
+  now been fixed.  test_timeout.py should pass (at least most of the
+  time).
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 - distutils' msvccompiler class now passes the preprocessor options to
   the resource compiler.  See SF patch #669198.
 

diff --git a/README b/README
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-This is Python version 2.3 alpha 1
+This is Python version 2.3 alpha 2
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 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003 Python Software Foundation.