[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-  and is written against an outdated sound interface for SunOS and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+  library; many outdated modules are  being dropped,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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