Drop the concept of Extension Modules from Misc/NEWS; the stdlib is the stdlib regardless of implementation language

--without-doc-strings.

--without-doc-strings.

--without-doc-strings.

Also fix sporadic failures in test_builtin due to dependence on whether the
readline module has previously been imported.

Also fix sporadic failures in test_builtin due to dependence on whether the
readline module has previously been imported.

Also fix sporadic failures in test_builtin due to dependence on whether the
readline module has previously been imported.

  of plat-$(MACHDEP).

  of plat-$(MACHDEP).

are now initialized dynamically as needed.

are now initialized dynamically as needed.

are now initialized dynamically as needed.

Now it requires almost 4x less memory and is almost 2x faster.

Now it requires almost 4x less memory and is almost 2x faster.

Now it requires almost 4x less memory and is almost 2x faster.

unicode-escape-decode decoder.

unicode-escape-decode decoder.