From fb5f48542d75e2629a45849390a598f0e19ac5af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:19:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [Patch #679505] Document that the rotor module is deprecated --- Misc/NEWS | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index 57b2459c306..01f2c340811 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ Extension modules Subsumed the times() function into repeat(). Added chain() and cycle(). +- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses + is not believed to be secure, and including crypto code with Python + has implications for exporting and importing it in various countries. + - The socket module now always uses the _socketobject wrapper class, even on platforms which have dup(2). The makefile() method is built directly on top of the socket without duplicating the file descriptor, allowing