[Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and docs for #9856

[andrew.svetlov]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2f6ec67636b8
changeset:   80992:2f6ec67636b8
user:        Andrew Svetlov <andrew.svetlov at gmail.com>
date:        Sun Dec 23 15:12:19 2012 +0200
summary:
  Add NEWS and docs for #9856

files:
  Doc/library/functions.rst |  4 ++++
  Misc/NEWS                 |  3 +++
  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@
    :exc:`TypeError` exception is raised if the method is not found or if either
    the *format_spec* or the return value are not strings.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.4
+      ``object().__format__(format_spec)`` raises :exc:`TypeError`
+      if *format_spec* is not empty string.
+
 
 .. _func-frozenset:
 .. function:: frozenset([iterable])
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #9856: Replace deprecation warinigs with raising TypeError
+  in object.__format__. Patch by Florent Xicluna.
+
 - Issue #16597: In buffered and text IO, call close() on the underlying stream
   if invoking flush() fails.
 

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython