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authorTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2003-04-25 07:11:48 (GMT)
committerTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2003-04-25 07:11:48 (GMT)
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New generator os.walk() does a bit more than os.path.walk() does, and
seems much easier to use. Code, docs, NEWS, and additions to test_os.py (testing this sucker is a bitch!).
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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Extension modules
Subsumed the times() function into repeat().
Added chain() and cycle().
-- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses
+- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses
is not believed to be secure, and including crypto code with Python
has implications for exporting and importing it in various countries.
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ Extension modules
Library
-------
+- New generator function os.walk() is an easy-to-use alternative to
+ os.path.walk(). See os module docs for details. os.path.walk()
+ isn't deprecated at this time, but may become deprecated in a
+ future release.
+
- Added new module "platform" which provides a wide range of tools
for querying platform dependent features.