Get rid of the remaining versionadded/versionchanged directives.

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 150 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index f443941..0ad8fba 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ process and user.
    Return the process group id of the process with process id *pid*. If *pid* is 0,
    the process group id of the current process is returned. Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: getpgrp()
 
@@ -254,8 +252,6 @@ process and user.
    identifying a group. This operation is typical available only to the superuser.
    Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.2
-
 
 .. function:: setpgrp()
 
@@ -286,8 +282,6 @@ process and user.
    Calls the system call :cfunc:`getsid`.  See the Unix manual for the semantics.
    Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.4
-
 
 .. function:: setsid()
 
@@ -361,14 +355,12 @@ These functions create new file objects. (See also :func:`open`.)
    and *bufsize* arguments have the same meaning as the corresponding arguments to
    the built-in :func:`open` function. Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-      When specified, the *mode* argument must now start with one of the letters
-      ``'r'``, ``'w'``, or ``'a'``, otherwise a :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
+   When specified, the *mode* argument must start with one of the letters
+   ``'r'``, ``'w'``, or ``'a'``, otherwise a :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
-      On Unix, when the *mode* argument starts with ``'a'``, the *O_APPEND* flag is
-      set on the file descriptor (which the :cfunc:`fdopen` implementation already
-      does on most platforms).
+   On Unix, when the *mode* argument starts with ``'a'``, the *O_APPEND* flag is
+   set on the file descriptor (which the :cfunc:`fdopen` implementation already
+   does on most platforms).
 
 
 .. function:: popen(command[, mode[, bufsize]])
@@ -385,12 +377,6 @@ These functions create new file objects. (See also :func:`open`.)
    .. deprecated:: 2.6
       This function is obsolete.  Use the :mod:`subprocess` module.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.0
-      This function worked unreliably under Windows in earlier versions of Python.
-      This was due to the use of the :cfunc:`_popen` function from the libraries
-      provided with Windows.  Newer versions of Python do not use the broken
-      implementation from the Windows libraries.
-
 
 .. function:: tmpfile()
 
@@ -644,8 +630,6 @@ platforms.  For descriptions of their availability and use, consult
    Parameters to the :func:`lseek` function. Their values are 0, 1, and 2,
    respectively. Availability: Windows, Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 
 .. _os-file-dir:
 
@@ -716,8 +700,6 @@ Files and Directories
    descriptor *fd*.  The descriptor must refer to an opened directory, not an open
    file. Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: getcwd()
 
@@ -730,8 +712,6 @@ Files and Directories
    Return a Unicode object representing the current working directory.
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: chflags(path, flags)
 
@@ -751,16 +731,12 @@ Files and Directories
 
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
 
 .. function:: chroot(path)
 
    Change the root directory of the current process to *path*. Availability:
    Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.2
-
 
 .. function:: chmod(path, mode)
 
@@ -809,16 +785,12 @@ Files and Directories
    Set the flags of *path* to the numeric *flags*, like :func:`chflags`, but do not
    follow symbolic links. Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
 
 .. function:: lchown(path, uid, gid)
 
    Change the owner and group id of *path* to the numeric *uid* and gid. This
    function will not follow symbolic links. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: link(src, dst)
 
@@ -832,9 +804,8 @@ Files and Directories
    ``'..'`` even if they are present in the directory. Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-      On Windows NT/2k/XP and Unix, if *path* is a Unicode object, the result will be
-      a list of Unicode objects.
+   On Windows NT/2k/XP and Unix, if *path* is a Unicode object, the result will be
+   a list of Unicode objects.
 
 
 .. function:: lstat(path)
@@ -867,31 +838,23 @@ Files and Directories
    ``stat.S_IFBLK``, *device* defines the newly created device special file (probably using
    :func:`os.makedev`), otherwise it is ignored.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: major(device)
 
    Extracts the device major number from a raw device number (usually the
    :attr:`st_dev` or :attr:`st_rdev` field from :ctype:`stat`).
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: minor(device)
 
    Extracts the device minor number from a raw device number (usually the
    :attr:`st_dev` or :attr:`st_rdev` field from :ctype:`stat`).
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: makedev(major, minor)
 
    Composes a raw device number from the major and minor device numbers.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: mkdir(path[, mode])
 
@@ -917,10 +880,7 @@ Files and Directories
       :func:`makedirs` will become confused if the path elements to create include
       *os.pardir*.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.5.2
-
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-      This function now handles UNC paths correctly.
+   This function handles UNC paths correctly.
 
 
 .. function:: pathconf(path, name)
@@ -955,8 +915,7 @@ Files and Directories
    be converted to an absolute pathname using ``os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path),
    result)``.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.6
-      If the *path* is a Unicode object the result will also be a Unicode object.
+   If the *path* is a Unicode object, the result will also be a Unicode object.
 
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
@@ -985,8 +944,6 @@ Files and Directories
    they are empty. Raises :exc:`OSError` if the leaf directory could not be
    successfully removed.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.5.2
-
 
 .. function:: rename(src, dst)
 
@@ -1007,8 +964,6 @@ Files and Directories
    attempted first. After the rename, directories corresponding to rightmost path
    segments of the old name will be pruned away using :func:`removedirs`.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.5.2
-
    .. note::
 
       This function can fail with the new directory structure made if you lack
@@ -1040,11 +995,10 @@ Files and Directories
       926L
       >>>
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-      If :func:`stat_float_times` returns true, the time values are floats, measuring
-      seconds. Fractions of a second may be reported if the system supports that. On
-      Mac OS, the times are always floats. See :func:`stat_float_times` for further
-      discussion.
+   If :func:`stat_float_times` returns true, the time values are floats, measuring
+   seconds. Fractions of a second may be reported if the system supports that. On
+   Mac OS, the times are always floats. See :func:`stat_float_times` for further
+   discussion.
 
    On some Unix systems (such as Linux), the following attributes may also be
    available: :attr:`st_blocks` (number of blocks allocated for file),
@@ -1080,12 +1034,6 @@ Files and Directories
 
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.2
-      Added access to values as attributes of the returned object.
-
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
-      Added st_gen, st_birthtime.
-
 
 .. function:: stat_float_times([newvalue])
 
@@ -1097,10 +1045,9 @@ Files and Directories
    For compatibility with older Python versions, accessing :class:`stat_result` as
    a tuple always returns integers.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
-      Python now returns float values by default. Applications which do not work
-      correctly with floating point time stamps can use this function to restore the
-      old behaviour.
+   Python now returns float values by default. Applications which do not work
+   correctly with floating point time stamps can use this function to restore the
+   old behaviour.
 
    The resolution of the timestamps (that is the smallest possible fraction)
    depends on the system. Some systems only support second resolution; on these
@@ -1131,9 +1078,6 @@ Files and Directories
    this remains useful when writing code that needs to work with versions of Python
    that don't support accessing the fields as attributes.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.2
-      Added access to values as attributes of the returned object.
-
 
 .. function:: symlink(src, dst)
 
@@ -1206,9 +1150,6 @@ Files and Directories
    depending on the resolution with which your operating system records access and
    modification times; see :func:`stat`.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.0
-      Added support for ``None`` for *times*.
-
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
 
@@ -1255,9 +1196,6 @@ Files and Directories
    directories. Set *followlinks* to True to visit directories pointed to by
    symlinks, on systems that support them.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.6
-      The *followlinks* parameter.
-
    .. note::
 
       Be aware that setting *followlinks* to true can lead to infinite recursion if a
@@ -1297,8 +1235,6 @@ Files and Directories
           for name in dirs:
               os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, name))
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. _os-process:
 
@@ -1391,96 +1327,72 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
 
    Exit code that means no error occurred. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_USAGE
 
    Exit code that means the command was used incorrectly, such as when the wrong
    number of arguments are given. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_DATAERR
 
    Exit code that means the input data was incorrect. Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_NOINPUT
 
    Exit code that means an input file did not exist or was not readable.
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_NOUSER
 
    Exit code that means a specified user did not exist. Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_NOHOST
 
    Exit code that means a specified host did not exist. Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_UNAVAILABLE
 
    Exit code that means that a required service is unavailable. Availability:
    Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_SOFTWARE
 
    Exit code that means an internal software error was detected. Availability:
    Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_OSERR
 
    Exit code that means an operating system error was detected, such as the
    inability to fork or create a pipe. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_OSFILE
 
    Exit code that means some system file did not exist, could not be opened, or had
    some other kind of error. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_CANTCREAT
 
    Exit code that means a user specified output file could not be created.
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_IOERR
 
    Exit code that means that an error occurred while doing I/O on some file.
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_TEMPFAIL
 
@@ -1488,16 +1400,12 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    that may not really be an error, such as a network connection that couldn't be
    made during a retryable operation. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_PROTOCOL
 
    Exit code that means that a protocol exchange was illegal, invalid, or not
    understood. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_NOPERM
 
@@ -1505,24 +1413,18 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    operation (but not intended for file system problems). Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_CONFIG
 
    Exit code that means that some kind of configuration error occurred.
    Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: EX_NOTFOUND
 
    Exit code that means something like "an entry was not found". Availability:
    Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: fork()
 
@@ -1559,8 +1461,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    Send the signal *sig* to the process group *pgid*. Availability: Macintosh,
    Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: nice(increment)
 
@@ -1640,8 +1540,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    Availability: Unix, Windows.  :func:`spawnlp`, :func:`spawnlpe`, :func:`spawnvp`
    and :func:`spawnvpe` are not available on Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.6
-
 
 .. data:: P_NOWAIT
           P_NOWAITO
@@ -1651,8 +1549,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    will return as soon as the new process has been created, with the process ID as
    the return value. Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.6
-
 
 .. data:: P_WAIT
 
@@ -1662,8 +1558,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    of the process the run is successful, or ``-signal`` if a signal kills the
    process. Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.6
-
 
 .. data:: P_DETACH
           P_OVERLAY
@@ -1675,8 +1569,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    process will be replaced; the :func:`spawn\*` function will not return.
    Availability: Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 1.6
-
 
 .. function:: startfile(path[, operation])
 
@@ -1700,11 +1592,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    doesn't work if it is.  Use the :func:`os.path.normpath` function to ensure that
    the path is properly encoded for Win32. Availability: Windows.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.0
-
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
-      The *operation* parameter.
-
 
 .. function:: system(command)
 
@@ -1785,8 +1672,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    argument is the same as that provided to :func:`waitpid` and :func:`wait4`.
    Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 
 .. function:: wait4(pid, options)
 
@@ -1796,8 +1681,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    information.  The arguments to :func:`wait4` are the same as those provided to
    :func:`waitpid`. Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 
 .. data:: WNOHANG
 
@@ -1812,8 +1695,6 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    from a job control stop since their status was last reported. Availability: Some
    Unix systems.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. data:: WUNTRACED
 
@@ -1821,28 +1702,22 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
    their current state has not been reported since they were stopped. Availability:
    Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
 
 The following functions take a process status code as returned by
 :func:`system`, :func:`wait`, or :func:`waitpid` as a parameter.  They may be
 used to determine the disposition of a process.
 
-
 .. function:: WCOREDUMP(status)
 
    Returns ``True`` if a core dump was generated for the process, otherwise it
    returns ``False``. Availability: Macintosh, Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: WIFCONTINUED(status)
 
    Returns ``True`` if the process has been continued from a job control stop,
    otherwise it returns ``False``. Availability: Unix.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: WIFSTOPPED(status)
 
@@ -1920,8 +1795,6 @@ Miscellaneous System Information
    5, and 15 minutes or raises :exc:`OSError` if the load  average was
    unobtainable.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
 
 .. function:: sysconf(name)
 
@@ -1980,8 +1853,6 @@ Higher-level operations on pathnames are defined in the :mod:`os.path` module.
    The character which separates the base filename from the extension; for example,
    the ``'.'`` in :file:`os.py`. Also available via :mod:`os.path`.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.2
-
 
 .. data:: pathsep
 
@@ -2010,8 +1881,6 @@ Higher-level operations on pathnames are defined in the :mod:`os.path` module.
    The file path of the null device. For example: ``'/dev/null'`` for POSIX or
    ``'Dev:Nul'`` for Mac OS 9. Also available via :mod:`os.path`.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.4
-
 
 .. _os-miscfunc:
 
@@ -2028,6 +1897,3 @@ Miscellaneous Functions
    though its exact quality depends on the OS implementation.  On a UNIX-like
    system this will query /dev/urandom, and on Windows it will use CryptGenRandom.
    If a randomness source is not found, :exc:`NotImplementedError` will be raised.
-
-   .. versionadded:: 2.4
-