[Python-checkins] r83076 - in python/branches/release31-maint: Doc/library/test.rst Misc/NEWS
brett.cannon
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Jul 23 14:03:37 CEST 2010
Author: brett.cannon
Date: Fri Jul 23 14:03:37 2010
New Revision: 83076
Log:
Blocked revisions 83072 via svnmerge
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r83072 | brett.cannon | 2010-07-23 12:31:31 +0100 (Fri, 23 Jul 2010) | 5 lines
Document the fact that the 'test' package is meant only for use by Python
itself and not by others.
Closes issue 9255.
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Modified:
python/branches/release31-maint/ (props changed)
python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/test.rst
python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS
Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/test.rst
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--- python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/test.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/test.rst Fri Jul 23 14:03:37 2010
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
:synopsis: Regression tests package containing the testing suite for Python.
.. sectionauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
+.. note::
+ The :mod:`test` package is meant for internal use by Python only. It is
+ documented for the benefit of the core developers of Python. Any use of
+ this package outside of Python's standard library is discouraged as code
+ mentioned here can change or be removed without notice between releases of
+ Python.
+
The :mod:`test` package contains all regression tests for Python as well as the
modules :mod:`test.support` and :mod:`test.regrtest`.
Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS
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--- python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS (original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS Fri Jul 23 14:03:37 2010
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@
Documentation
-------------
+- Issue 9255: Document that the 'test' package is meant for interal Python use
+ only.
+
- Issue #7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail.
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