[Python-checkins] r63212 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
andrew.kuchling
python-checkins at python.org
Wed May 14 02:46:41 CEST 2008
Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Wed May 14 02:46:41 2008
New Revision: 63212
Log:
List all the removes and renamed modules
Modified:
python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst (original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst Wed May 14 02:46:41 2008
@@ -1467,11 +1467,36 @@
by module name. Consult the :file:`Misc/NEWS` file in the source tree for a more
complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details.
-* (3.0-warning mode) The :mod:`audiodev` module is being deprecated,
- and has been removed from Python 3.0, so importing it now triggers a
- warning. The module hasn't been maintained for several versions,
- and is written against an outdated sound interface for SunOS and
- IRIX.
+* (3.0-warning mode) Python 3.0 will feature a reorganized standard
+ library; many outdated modules are being dropped,
+ and some modules are being renamed or moved into packages.
+ Python 2.6 running in 3.0-warning mode will warn about these modules
+ when they are improved.
+
+ The list of deprecated modules that are removed in Python 3.0 is:
+ :mod:`audiodev`,
+ :mod:`Canvas`,
+ :mod:`compiler`,
+ :mod:`dircache`,
+ :mod:`dl`,
+ :mod:`fpformat`,
+ :mod:`ihooks`,
+ :mod:`imageop`,
+ :mod:`linuxaudiodev`,
+ :mod:`mhlib`,
+ :mod:`multifile`,
+ :mod:`new`
+ :mod:`popen2`,
+ :mod:`pure`,
+ :mod:`sv`,
+ :mod:`test.testall`,
+ :mod:`toaiff`.
+
+ The modules that have been renamed are:
+
+ * :mod:`copy_reg` has become :mod:`copyreg`.
+ * :mod:`SocketServer` has become :mod:`socketserver`.
+ * :mod:`Queue` has become :mod:`queue`.
* The :mod:`bsddb.dbshelve` module now uses the highest pickling protocol
available, instead of restricting itself to protocol 1.
@@ -1754,9 +1779,6 @@
the forward search.
(Contributed by John Lenton.)
-* (3.0-warning mode) The :mod:`new` module has been removed from
- Python 3.0. Importing it therefore triggers a warning message.
-
* The :mod:`operator` module gained a
:func:`methodcaller` function that takes a name and an optional
set of arguments, returning a callable that will call
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