[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #27959: Updates NEWS and whatsnew

[steve.dower]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/786c34bdc27a
changeset:   103201:786c34bdc27a
user:        Steve Dower <steve.dower at microsoft.com>
date:        Tue Sep 06 19:55:55 2016 -0700
summary:
  Issue #27959: Updates NEWS and whatsnew

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst |  6 ++++++
  Misc/NEWS            |  3 +++
  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


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
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@
 need to be adapted. See :issue:`27819` for more details.
 
 
+encodings
+---------
+
+On Windows, added the ``'oem'`` encoding to use ``CP_OEMCP`` and the ``'ansi'``
+alias for the existing ``'mbcs'`` encoding, which uses the ``CP_ACP`` code page.
+
 faulthandler
 ------------
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
 Windows
 -------
 
+- Issue #27959: Adds oem encoding, alias ansi to mbcs, move aliasmbcs to
+  codec lookup.
+
 - Issue #27982: The functions of the winsound module now accept keyword
   arguments.
 

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