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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.
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
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+++ 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