[Python-checkins] r88058 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

Sun Jan 16 22:02:09 CET 2011

Author: brett.cannon
Date: Sun Jan 16 22:02:09 2011
New Revision: 88058
Log:
Placeholder sentence pointing out that imoprtlib has updated (as well as deprecated) ABCs thanks to the new .pyc situation.
Modified:
 python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	Sun Jan 16 22:02:09 2011
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@
 * The :mod:`py_compile` and :mod:`compileall` modules have been updated to
 reflect the new naming convention and target directory.
 
+* XXX The :mod:`importlib.abc` module has been updated with new ABCs that
+ abstract out bytecode file details; some other ABCs in the module are now
+ deprecated in favor for the new ABCs (instructions on how to stay
+ backwards-compatible with Python 3.1 are included with the documentation).
+
 .. seealso::
 
 :pep:`3147` - PYC Repository Directories
