diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/version7.rst b/docs/source/whatsnew/version7.rst index a8768d6..f3f1aca 100644 --- a/docs/source/whatsnew/version7.rst +++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/version7.rst @@ -2,6 +2,33 @@ 7.x Series ============ +.. _version 7.25: + +IPython 7.25 +============ + +IPython 7.21 is a minor release that contains a singe bugfix, which is highly +recommended for all users of ipdb, ipython debugger %debug magic and similar. + +Issuing commands like ``where`` from within the debugger would reset the +local variables changes made by the user. It is interesting to look at the root +cause of the issue as accessing an attribute (``frame.f_locals``) would trigger +this side effects. + +Thanks in particular to the patience from the reporters at D.E. Shaw for their +initial bug report that was due to a similar coding oversight in an extension, +and who took time to debug and narrow down the problem. + +Thanks +------ + +Many thanks to all the contributors to this release you can find all individual +contributions to this milestone `on github `__. + +Thanks as well to the `D. E. Shaw group `__ for sponsoring +work on IPython and related libraries. + + .. _version 7.24: IPython 7.24