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authorNed Deily <nad@python.org>2017-01-20 15:13:23 (GMT)
committerNed Deily <nad@python.org>2017-01-20 15:13:23 (GMT)
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Issue #29316: Restore the provisional status of typing module and add
corresponding note to documentation. Patch by Ivan L.
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/typing.rst7
-rw-r--r--Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst9
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/typing.rst b/Doc/library/typing.rst
index fd6bded..cd59d10 100644
--- a/Doc/library/typing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/typing.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
**Source code:** :source:`Lib/typing.py`
+.. note::
+
+ The typing module has been included in the standard library on a
+ :term:`provisional basis <provisional api>`. New features might
+ be added and API may change even between minor releases if deemed
+ necessary by the core developers.
+
--------------
This module supports type hints as specified by :pep:`484` and :pep:`526`.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
index 2c5b0f4..f6c71d3 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Significant improvements in the standard library:
:ref:`Local Time Disambiguation <whatsnew36-pep495>`.
* The :mod:`typing` module received a number of
- :ref:`improvements <whatsnew36-typing>` and is no longer provisional.
+ :ref:`improvements <whatsnew36-typing>`.
* The :mod:`tracemalloc` module has been significantly reworked
and is now used to provide better output for :exc:`ResourceWarning`
@@ -1544,11 +1544,8 @@ to filter block traces by their address space (domain).
typing
------
-Starting with Python 3.6 the :mod:`typing` module is no longer provisional
-and its API is considered stable.
-
-Since the :mod:`typing` module was :term:`provisional <provisional api>`
-in Python 3.5, all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been
+Since the :mod:`typing` module is :term:`provisional <provisional api>`,
+all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been
backported to Python 3.5.x.
The :mod:`typing` module has a much improved support for generic type
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 138539b..9f62022 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
-------
+- Issue #29316: Restore the provisional status of typing module, add
+ corresponding note to documentation. Patch by Ivan L.
+
- Issue #29219: Fixed infinite recursion in the repr of uninitialized
ctypes.CDLL instances.