[Python-checkins] r88075 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

raymond.hettinger python-checkins at python.org
Mon Jan 17 22:55:41 CET 2011


Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Mon Jan 17 22:55:40 2011
New Revision: 88075

Log:
Fix-up the XXX for importlib.abc.


Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	Mon Jan 17 22:55:40 2011
@@ -326,10 +326,12 @@
 * 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).
+* The :mod:`importlib.abc` module has been updated with new :term:`abstract base
+  classes <abstract base class>` for the loading bytecode files.  The now
+  obsolete ABCS, :class:`~importlib.abc.PyLoader` and
+  :class:`~importlib.abc.PyPycLoader`, have been deprecated (instructions on how
+  to stay backwards-compatible with Python 3.1 are included with the
+  documentation).
 
 .. seealso::
 


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