[Python-checkins] cpython: whatsnew: mention that upgrading PIP means it doesn't get unistalled.

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9ec36351f684
changeset:   89584:9ec36351f684
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Tue Mar 11 14:57:30 2014 -0400
summary:
  whatsnew: mention that upgrading PIP means it doesn't get unistalled.

#19861 msg213156.

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst |  8 +++++---
  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 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
@@ -450,9 +450,11 @@
 :mod:`ensurepip` includes a bundled copy of ``pip``, up-to-date as of the first
 release candidate of the release of CPython with which it ships (this applies
 to both maintenance releases and feature releases).  ``ensurepip`` does not
-access the internet.  (If the installation has Internet access, it is of course
-possible to upgrade ``pip`` to a release more recent than the bundled ``pip``
-by using the bundled ``pip`` command itself once it is installed.)
+access the internet.  If the installation has Internet access, after
+``ensurepip`` is run the bundled ``pip`` can be used to upgrade ``pip`` to a
+more recent release than the bundled one.  (Note that such an upgraded version
+of ``pip`` is considered to be a separately installed package and will not be
+removed if Python is uninstalled.)
 
 The module is named *ensure*\ pip because if called when ``pip`` is already
 installed, it does nothing.  It also has an ``--upgrade`` option that will

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