[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): merge 3.4
benjamin.peterson
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Sep 19 23:30:31 CEST 2014
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8b58be9f98a7
changeset: 92479:8b58be9f98a7
parent: 92472:c0b0dda16009
parent: 92478:8fe659ea85fe
user: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
date: Fri Sep 19 17:30:21 2014 -0400
summary:
merge 3.4
files:
Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
@@ -2548,22 +2548,31 @@
:pep:`466` related features added in Python 2.7.7:
* :func:`hmac.compare_digest` was backported from Python 3 to make a timing
- attack resistant comparison operation broadly available to Python 2
- applications (backported by Alex Gaynor in :issue:`21306`)
-
-* upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1g for the prebuilt Windows installers published
- on python.org (contributed by Zachary Ware in :issue:`21462`)
-
+ attack resistant comparison operation available to Python 2 applications.
+ (Contributed by Alex Gaynor; :issue:`21306`.)
+
+* OpenSSL 1.0.1g was upgraded in the official Windows installers published on
+ python.org. (Contributed by Zachary Ware; :issue:`21462`.)
:pep:`466` related features added in Python 2.7.8:
* :func:`hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac` was backported from Python 3 to make a hashing
algorithm suitable for secure password storage broadly available to Python
- 2 applications (backported by Alex Gaynor in :issue:`21304`)
-
-* upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1h for the prebuilt Windows installers published
- on python.org (contributed by Zachary Ware in :issue:`21671` for
- CVE-2014-0224)
+ 2 applications. (Contributed by Alex Gaynor; :issue:`21304`.)
+
+* OpenSSL 1.0.1h was upgraded for the official Windows installers published on
+ python.org. (contributed by Zachary Ware in :issue:`21671` for CVE-2014-0224)
+
+:pep:`466` related features added in Python 2.7.9:
+
+* Most of Python 3.4's :mod:`ssl` module was backported. This means :mod:`ssl`
+ now supports Server Name Indication, TLS1.x settings, access to the platform
+ certificate store, the :class:`~ssl.SSLContext` class, and other
+ features. (Contributed by Alex Gaynor and David Reid; :issue:`21308`.)
+
+* :func:`os.urandom` was changed to cache a file descriptor to ``/dev/urandom``
+ instead of reopening ``/dev/urandom`` on every call. (Contributed by Alex
+ Gaynor; :issue:`21305`.)
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