[Python-checkins] r62455 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

[gregory.p.smith]

Author: gregory.p.smith
Date: Tue Apr 22 10:11:33 2008
New Revision: 62455

Log:
update the getpass entry


Modified:
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Tue Apr 22 10:11:33 2008
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
-- getpass.getpass() now works when sys.stdin is not a tty by printing a warning
-  and falling back to sys.stdin.readline instead of raising termios.error.
+- The getpass module has been improved on Unix.  It now uses /dev/tty
+  by default and uses stderr instead of stdout.  A GetPassWarning is
+  issued when input echo cannot be controlled.
 
 - Issue #2014: Allow XML-RPC datetime objects to have dates before
   1900-01-01.