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| author | Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> | 2013-11-22 16:05:39 (GMT) |
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| committer | Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> | 2013-11-22 16:05:39 (GMT) |
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Implement PEP 451 (ModuleSpec).
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst index 6db3d63..5ccbfa4 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst @@ -236,6 +236,26 @@ name of the codec responsible for producing the error:: (Contributed by Nick Coghlan in :issue:`17827`, :issue:`17828` and :issue:`19619`) +.. _pep-451: + +PEP 451: A ModuleSpec Type for the Import System +================================================ + +:pep:`451` provides an encapsulation of the information about a module +that the import machinery will use to load it, (i.e. a module spec). +This helps simplify both the import implementation and several +import-related APIs. The change is also a stepping stone for several +future import-related improvements. + +https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2013-November/130111.html + +The public-facing changes from the PEP are entirely backward-compatible. +Furthermore, they should be transparent to everyone but importer +authors. Key finder and loader methods have been deprecated, but they +will continue working. New importers should use the new methods +described in the PEP. Existing importers should be updated to implement +the new methods. + Other Language Changes ====================== |