cpython/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst

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  What's New In Python 3.4
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:Release: |release|
:Date: |today|

.. Rules for maintenance:

   * Anyone can add text to this document.  Do not spend very much time
   on the wording of your changes, because your text will probably
   get rewritten to some degree.

   * The maintainer will go through Misc/NEWS periodically and add
   changes; it's therefore more important to add your changes to
   Misc/NEWS than to this file.

   * This is not a complete list of every single change; completeness
   is the purpose of Misc/NEWS.  Some changes I consider too small
   or esoteric to include.  If such a change is added to the text,
   I'll just remove it.  (This is another reason you shouldn't spend
   too much time on writing your addition.)

   * If you want to draw your new text to the attention of the
   maintainer, add 'XXX' to the beginning of the paragraph or
   section.

   * It's OK to just add a fragmentary note about a change.  For
   example: "XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the
   socket module."  The maintainer will research the change and
   write the necessary text.

   * You can comment out your additions if you like, but it's not
   necessary (especially when a final release is some months away).

   * Credit the author of a patch or bugfix.   Just the name is
   sufficient; the e-mail address isn't necessary.

   * It's helpful to add the bug/patch number as a comment:

   XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the socket
   module.
   (Contributed by P.Y. Developer in :issue:`12345`.)

   This saves the maintainer the effort of going through the Mercurial log
   when researching a change.

This article explains the new features in Python 3.4, compared to 3.3.

.. Python 3.4 was released on September 29, 2012.

For full details, see the :source:`Misc/NEWS` file.

.. note:: Prerelease users should be aware that this document is currently in
   draft form. It will be updated substantially as Python 3.4 moves towards
   release, so it's worth checking back even after reading earlier versions.


.. seealso::

    .. :pep:`4XX` - Python 3.4 Release Schedule


Summary -- Release highlights
=============================

.. This section singles out the most important changes in Python 3.3.
   Brevity is key.

New syntax features:

* None yet.

New library modules:

* None yet.

New built-in features:

* None yet.

Implementation improvements:

* None yet.

Significantly Improved Library Modules:

* None yet.

Security improvements:

* None yet.

Please read on for a comprehensive list of user-facing changes.


.. PEP-sized items next.

.. _pep-4XX:

.. PEP 4XX: Virtual Environments
.. =============================


.. (Implemented by Foo Bar.)

.. .. seealso::

    :pep:`4XX` - Python Virtual Environments
       PEP written by Carl Meyer




Other Language Changes
======================

Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:

* Unicode database updated to UCD version 6.2.



New Modules
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.. module name
.. -----------

* None yet.


Improved Modules
================

* None yet.


Optimizations
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Major performance enhancements have been added:

* None yet.


Build and C API Changes
=======================

Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include:

* None yet.


Deprecated
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Unsupported Operating Systems
-----------------------------

* None yet.


Deprecated Python modules, functions and methods
------------------------------------------------

* None yet.


Deprecated functions and types of the C API
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* None yet.


Deprecated features
-------------------

* None yet.


Porting to Python 3.3
=====================

This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes
that may require changes to your code.

* Nothing yet.