Issue #20289: cgi.FieldStorage() now supports the context management protocol.

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/cgi.rst b/Doc/library/cgi.rst
index fa13145..0a9e884 100644
--- a/Doc/library/cgi.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/cgi.rst
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ return bytes)::
            if not line: break
            linecount = linecount + 1
 
+:class:`FieldStorage` objects also support being used in a :keyword:`with`
+statement, which will automatically close them when done.
+
 If an error is encountered when obtaining the contents of an uploaded file
 (for example, when the user interrupts the form submission by clicking on
 a Back or Cancel button) the :attr:`~FieldStorage.done` attribute of the
@@ -182,6 +185,10 @@ A form submitted via POST that also has a query string will contain both
    The :attr:`~FieldStorage.file` attribute is automatically closed upon the
    garbage collection of the creating :class:`FieldStorage` instance.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.5
+   Added support for the context management protocol to the
+   :class:`FieldStorage` class.
+
 
 Higher Level Interface
 ----------------------
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
index 979d241..461a14b 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ New Modules
 Improved Modules
 ================
 
+cgi
+---
+
+* :class:`FieldStorage` now supports the context management protocol.
+  (Contributed by Berker Peksag in :issue:`20289`.)
+
 code
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