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-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/float.rst24
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/float.rst b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
index c4099a3..295fb90 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/float.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
@@ -92,3 +92,27 @@ Floating Point Objects
be freed.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
+
+
+.. cfunction:: void PyFloat_AsString(char *buf, PyFloatObject *v)
+
+ Convert the argument *v* to a string, using the same rules as
+ :func:`str`. The length of *buf* should be at least 100.
+
+ This function is unsafe to call because it writes to a buffer whose
+ length it does not know.
+
+ .. deprecated:: 2.7
+ Use :func:`PyObject_Str` or :func:`PyOS_double_to_string` instead.
+
+
+.. cfunction:: void PyFloat_AsReprString(char *buf, PyFloatObject *v)
+
+ Same as PyFloat_AsString, except uses the same rules as
+ :func:`repr`. The length of *buf* should be at least 100.
+
+ This function is unsafe to call because it writes to a buffer whose
+ length it does not know.
+
+ .. deprecated:: 2.7
+ Use :func:`PyObject_Repr` or :func:`PyOS_double_to_string` instead.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f684325..38c29ba 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 1
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #7168: Document PyFloat_AsString and PyFloat_AsReprString, and
+ note that they are unsafe and deprecated.
+
- Issue #7120: logging: Removed import of multiprocessing which is causing
crash in GAE.