Make separate section for deprecations in 2.6 whatsnew.

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@ -1629,11 +1629,6 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
:cfunc:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented`.
(Fixed by Nick Coghlan and Amaury Forgeot d'Arc; :issue:`2235`.)
* Changes to the :class:`Exception` interface
as dictated by :pep:`352` continue to be made. For 2.6,
the :attr:`message` attribute is being deprecated in favor of the
:attr:`args` attribute.
* The :exc:`GeneratorExit` exception now subclasses
:exc:`BaseException` instead of :exc:`Exception`. This means
that an exception handler that does ``except Exception:``
@ -1770,8 +1765,8 @@ by Martin von Loewis.)
.. ======================================================================
New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules
=====================================
New and Improved Modules
========================
As in every release, Python's standard library received a number of
enhancements and bug fixes. Here's a partial list of the most notable
@ -1779,36 +1774,6 @@ changes, sorted alphabetically by module name. Consult the
:file:`Misc/NEWS` file in the source tree for a more complete list of
changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
* (3.0-warning mode) Python 3.0 will feature a reorganized standard
library that will drop many outdated modules and rename others.
Python 2.6 running in 3.0-warning mode will warn about these modules
when they are imported.
The list of deprecated modules is:
:mod:`audiodev`,
:mod:`bgenlocations`,
:mod:`buildtools`,
:mod:`bundlebuilder`,
:mod:`Canvas`,
:mod:`compiler`,
:mod:`dircache`,
:mod:`dl`,
:mod:`fpformat`,
:mod:`gensuitemodule`,
:mod:`ihooks`,
:mod:`imageop`,
:mod:`imgfile`,
:mod:`linuxaudiodev`,
:mod:`mhlib`,
:mod:`mimetools`,
:mod:`multifile`,
:mod:`new`,
:mod:`pure`,
:mod:`statvfs`,
:mod:`sunaudiodev`,
:mod:`test.testall`, and
:mod:`toaiff`.
* The :mod:`asyncore` and :mod:`asynchat` modules are
being actively maintained again, and a number of patches and bugfixes
were applied. (Maintained by Josiah Carlson; see :issue:`1736190` for
@ -1993,8 +1958,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
a Unicode path was used and Unicode filenames are matched within the
directory. (:issue:`1001604`)
* The :mod:`gopherlib` module has been removed.
* A new function in the :mod:`heapq` module, ``merge(iter1, iter2, ...)``,
takes any number of iterables returning data in sorted
order, and returns a new generator that returns the contents of all
@ -2154,13 +2117,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
(Contributed by Christian Heimes and Mark Dickinson.)
* The :mod:`MimeWriter` module and :mod:`mimify` module
have been deprecated; use the :mod:`email`
package instead.
* The :mod:`md5` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
instead.
* :class:`mmap` objects now have a :meth:`rfind` method that searches for a
substring beginning at the end of the string and searching
backwards. The :meth:`find` method also gained an *end* parameter
@ -2243,10 +2199,7 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
and can optionally take new command-line arguments for the program.
(Contributed by Rocky Bernstein; :issue:`1393667`.)
* The :mod:`posixfile` module has been deprecated; :func:`fcntl.lockf`
provides better locking.
The :func:`post_mortem` function, used to begin debugging a
* The :func:`pdb.post_mortem` function, used to begin debugging a
traceback, will now use the traceback returned by :func:`sys.exc_info`
if no traceback is supplied. (Contributed by Facundo Batista;
:issue:`1106316`.)
@ -2256,9 +2209,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
opcodes, returning a shorter pickle that contains the same data structure.
(Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
* The :mod:`popen2` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`subprocess`
module.
* A :func:`get_data` function was added to the :mod:`pkgutil`
module that returns the contents of resource files included
with an installed Python package. For example::
@ -2314,8 +2264,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
(Contributed by Guido van Rossum from work for Google App Engine;
:issue:`3487`.)
* The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed.
* The :mod:`rlcompleter` module's :meth:`Completer.complete()` method
will now ignore exceptions triggered while evaluating a name.
(Fixed by Lorenz Quack; :issue:`2250`.)
@ -2334,12 +2282,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
for that file.
(Contributed by Christian Heimes; :issue:`1657`.)
* The :mod:`sets` module has been deprecated; it's better to
use the built-in :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` types.
* The :mod:`sha` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
instead.
* The :func:`shutil.copytree` function now has an optional *ignore* argument
that takes a callable object. This callable will receive each directory path
and a list of the directory's contents, and returns a list of names that
@ -2402,7 +2344,7 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
e-mail between agents that don't manage a mail queue. (LMTP
implemented by Leif Hedstrom; :issue:`957003`.)
SMTP.starttls() now complies with :rfc:`3207` and forgets any
:meth:`SMTP.starttls` now complies with :rfc:`3207` and forgets any
knowledge obtained from the server not obtained from the TLS
negotiation itself. (Patch contributed by Bill Fenner;
:issue:`829951`.)
@ -2951,6 +2893,73 @@ obtain certificate info by calling the :meth:`getpeercert` method.
.. ======================================================================
Deprecations and Removals
=========================
* String exceptions have been removed. Attempting to use them raises a
:exc:`TypeError`.
* Changes to the :class:`Exception` interface
as dictated by :pep:`352` continue to be made. For 2.6,
the :attr:`message` attribute is being deprecated in favor of the
:attr:`args` attribute.
* (3.0-warning mode) Python 3.0 will feature a reorganized standard
library that will drop many outdated modules and rename others.
Python 2.6 running in 3.0-warning mode will warn about these modules
when they are imported.
The list of deprecated modules is:
:mod:`audiodev`,
:mod:`bgenlocations`,
:mod:`buildtools`,
:mod:`bundlebuilder`,
:mod:`Canvas`,
:mod:`compiler`,
:mod:`dircache`,
:mod:`dl`,
:mod:`fpformat`,
:mod:`gensuitemodule`,
:mod:`ihooks`,
:mod:`imageop`,
:mod:`imgfile`,
:mod:`linuxaudiodev`,
:mod:`mhlib`,
:mod:`mimetools`,
:mod:`multifile`,
:mod:`new`,
:mod:`pure`,
:mod:`statvfs`,
:mod:`sunaudiodev`,
:mod:`test.testall`, and
:mod:`toaiff`.
* The :mod:`gopherlib` module has been removed.
* The :mod:`MimeWriter` module and :mod:`mimify` module
have been deprecated; use the :mod:`email`
package instead.
* The :mod:`md5` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
instead.
* The :mod:`posixfile` module has been deprecated; :func:`fcntl.lockf`
provides better locking.
* The :mod:`popen2` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`subprocess`
module.
* The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed.
* The :mod:`sets` module has been deprecated; it's better to
use the built-in :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` types.
* The :mod:`sha` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
instead.
.. ======================================================================
Build and C API Changes
=======================