add jamesp to whatsnew + minor tweak

Author: bjlittle

docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst

@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 
 #. `@jamesp`_ updated a test for `numpy`_ ``1.20.0``. (:pull:`3977`)
 
-#. `@bjlittle`_ extended the `cirrus-ci`_ testing and `nox`_ testing
-   automation to support `Python 3.8`_. (:pull:`3976`)
+#. `@bjlittle`_ and `@jamesp`_ extended the `cirrus-ci`_ testing and `nox`_
+   testing automation to support `Python 3.8`_. (:pull:`3976`)
 
 
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lib/iris/coords.py

@@ -2275,9 +2275,7 @@ def xml_element(self, doc):
         # class name
         element = super().xml_element(doc=doc)
 
-        element.setAttribute("points", self._xml_array_repr(self.points))
-
-        # Add bounds handling
+        # Add bounds, points are handled by the parent class.
         if self.has_bounds():
             element.setAttribute("bounds", self._xml_array_repr(self.bounds))