[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libuserdict.tex,1.19,1.20

[Fred L. Drake]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv24531/lib

Modified Files:
	libuserdict.tex 
Log Message:
Add notes pointing out that these classes are kept for backward compatibility
and suggeest that new code that does not require compatibility with older
Python versions subclass dictionary, list, or str.


Index: libuserdict.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -C2 -d -r1.19 -r1.20
*** libuserdict.tex	2000/10/10 22:00:03	1.19
--- libuserdict.tex	2001/10/26 18:37:27	1.20
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*** 5,8 ****
--- 5,13 ----
  \modulesynopsis{Class wrapper for dictionary objects.}
  
+ \note{This module is available for backward compatibility only.  If
+ you are writing code that does not need to work with versions of
+ Python earlier than Python 2.2, please consider subclassing directly
+ from the built-in \class{dictionary} type.}
+ 
  This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around
  dictionary objects.  It is a useful base class for
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*** 39,42 ****
--- 44,52 ----
  
  
+ \note{This module is available for backward compatibility only.  If
+ you are writing code that does not need to work with versions of
+ Python earlier than Python 2.2, please consider subclassing directly
+ from the built-in \class{list} type.}
+ 
  This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around
  list objects.  It is a useful base class for
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*** 92,95 ****
--- 102,112 ----
  \moduleauthor{Peter Funk}{pf@artcom-gmbh.de}
  \sectionauthor{Peter Funk}{pf@artcom-gmbh.de}
+ 
+ \note{This \class{UserString} class from this module is available for
+ backward compatibility only.  If you are writing code that does not
+ need to work with versions of Python earlier than Python 2.2, please
+ consider subclassing directly from the built-in \class{str} type
+ instead of using \class{UserString} (there is no built-in equivalent
+ to \class{MutableString}).}
  
  This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around string