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@ -1633,11 +1633,6 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
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:cfunc:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented`.
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(Fixed by Nick Coghlan and Amaury Forgeot d'Arc; :issue:`2235`.)
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* Changes to the :class:`Exception` interface
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as dictated by :pep:`352` continue to be made. For 2.6,
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the :attr:`message` attribute is being deprecated in favor of the
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:attr:`args` attribute.
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* The :exc:`GeneratorExit` exception now subclasses
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:exc:`BaseException` instead of :exc:`Exception`. This means
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that an exception handler that does ``except Exception:``
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@ -1774,8 +1769,8 @@ by Martin von Loewis.)
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.. ======================================================================
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New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules
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=====================================
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New and Improved Modules
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========================
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As in every release, Python's standard library received a number of
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enhancements and bug fixes. Here's a partial list of the most notable
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@ -1783,36 +1778,6 @@ changes, sorted alphabetically by module name. Consult the
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:file:`Misc/NEWS` file in the source tree for a more complete list of
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changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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* (3.0-warning mode) Python 3.0 will feature a reorganized standard
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library that will drop many outdated modules and rename others.
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Python 2.6 running in 3.0-warning mode will warn about these modules
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when they are imported.
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The list of deprecated modules is:
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:mod:`audiodev`,
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:mod:`bgenlocations`,
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:mod:`buildtools`,
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:mod:`bundlebuilder`,
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:mod:`Canvas`,
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:mod:`compiler`,
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:mod:`dircache`,
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:mod:`dl`,
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:mod:`fpformat`,
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:mod:`gensuitemodule`,
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:mod:`ihooks`,
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:mod:`imageop`,
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:mod:`imgfile`,
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:mod:`linuxaudiodev`,
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:mod:`mhlib`,
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:mod:`mimetools`,
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:mod:`multifile`,
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:mod:`new`,
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:mod:`pure`,
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:mod:`statvfs`,
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:mod:`sunaudiodev`,
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:mod:`test.testall`, and
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:mod:`toaiff`.
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* The :mod:`asyncore` and :mod:`asynchat` modules are
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being actively maintained again, and a number of patches and bugfixes
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were applied. (Maintained by Josiah Carlson; see :issue:`1736190` for
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@ -1997,8 +1962,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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a Unicode path was used and Unicode filenames are matched within the
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directory. (:issue:`1001604`)
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* The :mod:`gopherlib` module has been removed.
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* A new function in the :mod:`heapq` module, ``merge(iter1, iter2, ...)``,
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takes any number of iterables returning data in sorted
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order, and returns a new generator that returns the contents of all
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@ -2158,13 +2121,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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(Contributed by Christian Heimes and Mark Dickinson.)
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* The :mod:`MimeWriter` module and :mod:`mimify` module
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have been deprecated; use the :mod:`email`
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package instead.
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* The :mod:`md5` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
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instead.
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* :class:`mmap` objects now have a :meth:`rfind` method that searches for a
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substring beginning at the end of the string and searching
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backwards. The :meth:`find` method also gained an *end* parameter
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@ -2247,10 +2203,7 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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and can optionally take new command-line arguments for the program.
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(Contributed by Rocky Bernstein; :issue:`1393667`.)
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* The :mod:`posixfile` module has been deprecated; :func:`fcntl.lockf`
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provides better locking.
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The :func:`post_mortem` function, used to begin debugging a
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* The :func:`pdb.post_mortem` function, used to begin debugging a
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traceback, will now use the traceback returned by :func:`sys.exc_info`
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if no traceback is supplied. (Contributed by Facundo Batista;
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:issue:`1106316`.)
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@ -2260,9 +2213,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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opcodes, returning a shorter pickle that contains the same data structure.
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(Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
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* The :mod:`popen2` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`subprocess`
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module.
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* A :func:`get_data` function was added to the :mod:`pkgutil`
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module that returns the contents of resource files included
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with an installed Python package. For example::
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@ -2318,8 +2268,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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(Contributed by Guido van Rossum from work for Google App Engine;
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:issue:`3487`.)
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* The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed.
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* The :mod:`rlcompleter` module's :meth:`Completer.complete()` method
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will now ignore exceptions triggered while evaluating a name.
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(Fixed by Lorenz Quack; :issue:`2250`.)
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@ -2338,12 +2286,6 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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for that file.
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(Contributed by Christian Heimes; :issue:`1657`.)
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* The :mod:`sets` module has been deprecated; it's better to
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use the built-in :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` types.
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* The :mod:`sha` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
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instead.
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* The :func:`shutil.copytree` function now has an optional *ignore* argument
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that takes a callable object. This callable will receive each directory path
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and a list of the directory's contents, and returns a list of names that
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@ -2406,7 +2348,7 @@ changes, or look through the Subversion logs for all the details.
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e-mail between agents that don't manage a mail queue. (LMTP
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implemented by Leif Hedstrom; :issue:`957003`.)
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SMTP.starttls() now complies with :rfc:`3207` and forgets any
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:meth:`SMTP.starttls` now complies with :rfc:`3207` and forgets any
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knowledge obtained from the server not obtained from the TLS
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negotiation itself. (Patch contributed by Bill Fenner;
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:issue:`829951`.)
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@ -2955,6 +2897,73 @@ obtain certificate info by calling the :meth:`getpeercert` method.
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.. ======================================================================
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Deprecations and Removals
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=========================
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* String exceptions have been removed. Attempting to use them raises a
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:exc:`TypeError`.
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* Changes to the :class:`Exception` interface
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as dictated by :pep:`352` continue to be made. For 2.6,
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the :attr:`message` attribute is being deprecated in favor of the
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:attr:`args` attribute.
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* (3.0-warning mode) Python 3.0 will feature a reorganized standard
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library that will drop many outdated modules and rename others.
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Python 2.6 running in 3.0-warning mode will warn about these modules
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when they are imported.
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The list of deprecated modules is:
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:mod:`audiodev`,
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:mod:`bgenlocations`,
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:mod:`buildtools`,
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:mod:`bundlebuilder`,
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:mod:`Canvas`,
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:mod:`compiler`,
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:mod:`dircache`,
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:mod:`dl`,
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:mod:`fpformat`,
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:mod:`gensuitemodule`,
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:mod:`ihooks`,
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:mod:`imageop`,
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:mod:`imgfile`,
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:mod:`linuxaudiodev`,
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:mod:`mhlib`,
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:mod:`mimetools`,
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:mod:`multifile`,
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:mod:`new`,
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:mod:`pure`,
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:mod:`statvfs`,
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:mod:`sunaudiodev`,
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:mod:`test.testall`, and
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:mod:`toaiff`.
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* The :mod:`gopherlib` module has been removed.
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* The :mod:`MimeWriter` module and :mod:`mimify` module
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have been deprecated; use the :mod:`email`
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package instead.
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* The :mod:`md5` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
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instead.
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* The :mod:`posixfile` module has been deprecated; :func:`fcntl.lockf`
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provides better locking.
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* The :mod:`popen2` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`subprocess`
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module.
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* The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed.
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* The :mod:`sets` module has been deprecated; it's better to
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use the built-in :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` types.
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* The :mod:`sha` module has been deprecated; use the :mod:`hashlib` module
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instead.
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.. ======================================================================
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Build and C API Changes
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=======================
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