[Python-checkins] cpython: whatsnew: pydoc.Scanner removal, check_output input parm, operator.py.

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0473c770b523
changeset:   88327:0473c770b523
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Sun Jan 05 20:52:06 2014 -0500
summary:
  whatsnew: pydoc.Scanner removal, check_output input parm, operator.py.

Also fleshed out the entry on struct.iter_unpack.

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst |  30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
  1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -794,6 +794,14 @@
 processes. (Contributed by Nick Coghlan in :issue:`19946`)
 
 
+operator
+--------
+
+There is now a pure-python version of the :mod:`operator` module available for
+reference and for use by alternate implementations of Python.  (Contributed by
+Zachary Ware in :issue:`16694`.)
+
+
 os
 --
 
@@ -981,8 +989,19 @@
 struct
 ------
 
-Streaming struct unpacking using :func:`struct.iter_unpack`.
-(Contributed by Antoine Pitrou in :issue:`17804`.)
+:mod:`struct` now supports the streamed unpacking of a buffer containing
+repeated instances of a given format of data.  Both a module level
+:mod:`~struct.iter_unpack` function and a :meth:`struct.Struct.iter_unpack`
+method on compiled formats have been added.  (Contributed by Antoine Pitrou in
+:issue:`17804`.)
+
+
+subprocess
+----------
+
+:func:`~subprocess.check_output` now accepts an *input* argument that can
+be used to provide the contents of ``stdin`` for the command that is run.
+(Contributed by Zack Weinberg in :issue:`16624`.)
 
 
 sunau
@@ -1378,6 +1397,13 @@
   :mod:`marshal`.  (Contributed by Dan Riti in :issue:`15480`.)
 
 
+Code Cleanups
+-------------
+
+* The unused and undocumented internal ``Scanner`` class has been removed from
+  the :mod:`pydoc` module.
+
+
 
 Porting to Python 3.4
 =====================

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