[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.410,1.411

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv13399/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
As discussed on python-dev, add a mechanism to indicate features
that are in the process of deprecation (PendingDeprecationWarning).
Docs could be improved.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	27 May 2002 15:08:24 -0000	1.410
--- NEWS	29 May 2002 15:54:54 -0000	1.411
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*** 7,10 ****
--- 7,16 ----
  Core and builtins
  
+ - A new warning PendingDeprecationWarning was added to provide
+   direction on features which are in the process of being deprecated.
+   The warning will not be printed by default.  To see the pending
+   deprecations, use -Walways::PendingDeprecationWarning::
+   as a command line option or warnings.filterwarnings() in code.
+ 
  - A new type object, 'string', is added.  This is a common base type
    for 'str' and 'unicode', and can be used instead of