diff --git a/Doc/library/typing.rst b/Doc/library/typing.rst index fd6bded005e..cd59d10ca29 100644 --- a/Doc/library/typing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/typing.rst @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ **Source code:** :source:`Lib/typing.py` +.. note:: + + The typing module has been included in the standard library on a + :term:`provisional basis `. New features might + be added and API may change even between minor releases if deemed + necessary by the core developers. + -------------- This module supports type hints as specified by :pep:`484` and :pep:`526`. diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst index 2c5b0f499a6..f6c71d374c5 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Significant improvements in the standard library: :ref:`Local Time Disambiguation `. * The :mod:`typing` module received a number of - :ref:`improvements ` and is no longer provisional. + :ref:`improvements `. * The :mod:`tracemalloc` module has been significantly reworked and is now used to provide better output for :exc:`ResourceWarning` @@ -1544,11 +1544,8 @@ to filter block traces by their address space (domain). typing ------ -Starting with Python 3.6 the :mod:`typing` module is no longer provisional -and its API is considered stable. - -Since the :mod:`typing` module was :term:`provisional ` -in Python 3.5, all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been +Since the :mod:`typing` module is :term:`provisional `, +all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been backported to Python 3.5.x. The :mod:`typing` module has a much improved support for generic type