[Python-checkins] r83077 - in python/branches/release27-maint: Doc/library/test.rst Misc/NEWS

[brett.cannon]

Author: brett.cannon
Date: Fri Jul 23 14:07:27 2010
New Revision: 83077

Log:
Merged revisions 83072 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/branches/py3k

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  r83072 | brett.cannon | 2010-07-23 12:31:31 +0100 (Fri, 23 Jul 2010) | 5 lines
  
  Document the fact that the 'test' package is meant only for use by Python
  itself and not by others.
  
  Closes issue 9255.
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Modified:
   python/branches/release27-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/test.rst
   python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/test.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/test.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/test.rst	Fri Jul 23 14:07:27 2010
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
    :synopsis: Regression tests package containing the testing suite for Python.
 .. sectionauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
 
+.. note::
+    The :mod:`test` package is meant for internal use by Python only. It is
+    documented for the benefit of the core developers of Python. Any use of
+    this package outside of Python's standard library is discouraged as code
+    mentioned here can change or be removed without notice between releases of
+    Python.
+
 
 The :mod:`test` package contains all regression tests for Python as well as the
 modules :mod:`test.test_support` and :mod:`test.regrtest`.

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	Fri Jul 23 14:07:27 2010
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 Documentation
 -------------
 
+- Issue 9255: Document that the 'test' package is for internal Python use only.
+
 - Issue 7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail.