[Python-checkins] cpython (3.6): Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder
ned.deily
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Dec 16 02:44:40 EST 2016
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/6249350e654a
changeset: 105656:6249350e654a
branch: 3.6
user: Steve Dower <steve.dower at microsoft.com>
date: Wed Dec 07 13:02:27 2016 -0800
summary:
Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder
(grafted from 25df9671663b5f8b1560d58d8842f9676f6dffc2)
files:
Doc/library/importlib.rst | 4 ++++
Doc/using/windows.rst | 8 ++++++++
Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst | 4 ++++
Misc/NEWS | 11 +++++++++++
4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -806,6 +806,10 @@
.. versionadded:: 3.3
+ .. deprecated:: 3.6
+ Use :mod:`site` configuration instead. Future versions of Python may
+ not enable this finder by default.
+
.. class:: PathFinder
diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -823,6 +823,14 @@
* Adds ``pythonXX.zip`` as a potential landmark when directly adjacent
to the executable.
+.. deprecated::
+ 3.6
+
+ Modules specified in the registry under ``Modules`` (not ``PythonPath``)
+ may be imported by :class:`importlib.machinery.WindowsRegistryFinder`.
+ This finder is enabled on Windows in 3.6.0 and earlier, but may need to
+ be explicitly added to :attr:`sys.meta_path` in the future.
+
Additional modules
==================
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
@@ -1938,6 +1938,10 @@
been deprecated in previous versions of Python in favour of
:meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module`.
+The :class:`importlib.machinery.WindowsRegistryFinder` class is now
+deprecated. As of 3.6.0, it is still added to :attr:`sys.meta_path` by
+default (on Windows), but this may change in future releases.
+
os
~~
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
+What's New in Python 3.6.0 release candidate 2
+==============================================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+- Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder
+
+
What's New in Python 3.6.0 release candidate 1
==============================================
--
Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython
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