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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst index daa8cf1..69264a3 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ What's New In Python 3.13 **************************** -:Editor: TBD +:Editor: Thomas Wouters .. Rules for maintenance: @@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ This article explains the new features in Python 3.13, compared to 3.12. For full details, see the :ref:`changelog <changelog>`. +.. seealso:: + + :pep:`719` -- Python 3.13 Release Schedule + .. note:: Prerelease users should be aware that this document is currently in draft @@ -56,31 +60,34 @@ For full details, see the :ref:`changelog <changelog>`. so it's worth checking back even after reading earlier versions. -Summary -- Release highlights +Summary -- Release Highlights ============================= .. This section singles out the most important changes in Python 3.13. Brevity is key. +Python 3.13 beta is the pre-release of the next version of the Python +programming language, with a mix of changes to the language, the +implementation and the standard library. The biggest changes to the +implementation include a new interactive interpreter, and experimental +support for dropping the Global Interpreter Lock (:pep:`703`) and a +Just-In-Time compiler (:pep:`744`). The library changes contain removal of +deprecated APIs and modules, as well as the usual improvements in +user-friendliness and correctness. + .. PEP-sized items next. -Important deprecations, removals or restrictions: +Interpreter improvements: -* :ref:`PEP 594 <whatsnew313-pep594>`: The remaining 19 "dead batteries" - have been removed from the standard library: - :mod:`!aifc`, :mod:`!audioop`, :mod:`!cgi`, :mod:`!cgitb`, :mod:`!chunk`, - :mod:`!crypt`, :mod:`!imghdr`, :mod:`!mailcap`, :mod:`!msilib`, :mod:`!nis`, - :mod:`!nntplib`, :mod:`!ossaudiodev`, :mod:`!pipes`, :mod:`!sndhdr`, :mod:`!spwd`, - :mod:`!sunau`, :mod:`!telnetlib`, :mod:`!uu` and :mod:`!xdrlib`. +* A greatly improved :ref:`interactive interpreter + <whatsnew313-better-interactive-interpreter>` and + :ref:`improved error messages <whatsnew313-improved-error-messages>`. -* :pep:`602` ("Annual Release Cycle for Python") has been updated: - - * Python 3.9 - 3.12 have one and a half years of full support, - followed by three and a half years of security fixes. - * Python 3.13 and later have two years of full support, - followed by three years of security fixes. - -Interpreter improvements: +* Color support in the new :ref:`interactive interpreter + <whatsnew313-better-interactive-interpreter>`, + as well as in :ref:`tracebacks <whatsnew313-improved-error-messages>` + and :ref:`doctest <whatsnew313-doctest>` output. This can be disabled through the + :envvar:`PYTHON_COLORS` and |NO_COLOR|_ environment variables. * :pep:`744`: A basic :ref:`JIT compiler <whatsnew313-jit-compiler>` was added. It is currently disabled by default (though we may turn it on later). @@ -96,37 +103,69 @@ New typing features: * :pep:`696`: Type parameters (:data:`typing.TypeVar`, :data:`typing.ParamSpec`, and :data:`typing.TypeVarTuple`) now support defaults. + * :pep:`742`: :data:`typing.TypeIs` was added, providing more intuitive type narrowing behavior. +* :pep:`705`: :data:`typing.ReadOnly` was added, to mark an item of a + :class:`typing.TypedDict` as read-only for type checkers. + Free-threading: * :pep:`703`: CPython 3.13 has experimental support for running with the :term:`global interpreter lock` disabled when built with ``--disable-gil``. See :ref:`Free-threaded CPython <free-threaded-cpython>` for more details. +Platform support: + +* :pep:`730`: Apple's iOS is now an officially supported platform. Official + Android support (:pep:`738`) is in the works as well. + +Removed modules: + +* :ref:`PEP 594 <whatsnew313-pep594>`: The remaining 19 "dead batteries" + have been removed from the standard library: + :mod:`!aifc`, :mod:`!audioop`, :mod:`!cgi`, :mod:`!cgitb`, :mod:`!chunk`, + :mod:`!crypt`, :mod:`!imghdr`, :mod:`!mailcap`, :mod:`!msilib`, :mod:`!nis`, + :mod:`!nntplib`, :mod:`!ossaudiodev`, :mod:`!pipes`, :mod:`!sndhdr`, :mod:`!spwd`, + :mod:`!sunau`, :mod:`!telnetlib`, :mod:`!uu` and :mod:`!xdrlib`. + +* Also removed were the :mod:`!tkinter.tix` and :mod:`!lib2to3` modules, and the + ``2to3`` program. + +Release schedule changes: + +* :pep:`602` ("Annual Release Cycle for Python") has been updated: + + * Python 3.9 - 3.12 have one and a half years of full support, + followed by three and a half years of security fixes. + * Python 3.13 and later have two years of full support, + followed by three years of security fixes. + New Features ============ +.. _whatsnew313-better-interactive-interpreter: + A Better Interactive Interpreter -------------------------------- On Unix-like systems like Linux or macOS, Python now uses a new -:term:`interactive` shell. When the user starts the :term:`REPL` -from a tty, and both :mod:`curses` and :mod:`readline` are available, -the interactive shell now supports the following new features: - -* colorized prompts; -* multiline editing with history preservation; -* interactive help browsing using :kbd:`F1` with a separate command - history; -* history browsing using :kbd:`F2` that skips output as well as the - :term:`>>>` and :term:`...` prompts; -* "paste mode" with :kbd:`F3` that makes pasting larger blocks of code - easier (press :kbd:`F3` again to return to the regular prompt); -* ability to issue REPL-specific commands like :kbd:`help`, :kbd:`exit`, - and :kbd:`quit` without the need to use call parentheses after the - command name. +:term:`interactive` shell. When the user starts the :term:`REPL` from an +interactive terminal, and both :mod:`curses` and :mod:`readline` are +available, the interactive shell now supports the following new features: + +* Colorized prompts. +* Multiline editing with history preservation. +* Interactive help browsing using :kbd:`F1` with a separate command + history. +* History browsing using :kbd:`F2` that skips output as well as the + :term:`>>>` and :term:`...` prompts. +* "Paste mode" with :kbd:`F3` that makes pasting larger blocks of code + easier (press :kbd:`F3` again to return to the regular prompt). +* The ability to issue REPL-specific commands like :kbd:`help`, :kbd:`exit`, + and :kbd:`quit` without the need to use call parentheses after the command + name. If the new interactive shell is not desired, it can be disabled via the :envvar:`PYTHON_BASIC_REPL` environment variable. @@ -136,6 +175,8 @@ For more on interactive mode, see :ref:`tut-interac`. (Contributed by Pablo Galindo Salgado, Łukasz Langa, and Lysandros Nikolaou in :gh:`111201` based on code from the PyPy project.) +.. _whatsnew313-improved-error-messages: + Improved Error Messages ----------------------- @@ -227,6 +268,105 @@ Support For Mobile Platforms (PEP written and implementation contributed by Russell Keith-Magee in :gh:`114099`.) +.. _whatsnew313-jit-compiler: + +Experimental JIT Compiler +========================= + +When CPython is configured using the ``--enable-experimental-jit`` option, +a just-in-time compiler is added which may speed up some Python programs. + +The internal architecture is roughly as follows. + +* We start with specialized *Tier 1 bytecode*. + See :ref:`What's new in 3.11 <whatsnew311-pep659>` for details. + +* When the Tier 1 bytecode gets hot enough, it gets translated + to a new, purely internal *Tier 2 IR*, a.k.a. micro-ops ("uops"). + +* The Tier 2 IR uses the same stack-based VM as Tier 1, but the + instruction format is better suited to translation to machine code. + +* We have several optimization passes for Tier 2 IR, which are applied + before it is interpreted or translated to machine code. + +* There is a Tier 2 interpreter, but it is mostly intended for debugging + the earlier stages of the optimization pipeline. + The Tier 2 interpreter can be enabled by configuring Python + with ``--enable-experimental-jit=interpreter``. + +* When the JIT is enabled, the optimized + Tier 2 IR is translated to machine code, which is then executed. + +* The machine code translation process uses a technique called + *copy-and-patch*. It has no runtime dependencies, but there is a new + build-time dependency on LLVM. + +The ``--enable-experimental-jit`` flag has the following optional values: + +* ``no`` (default) -- Disable the entire Tier 2 and JIT pipeline. + +* ``yes`` (default if the flag is present without optional value) + -- Enable the JIT. To disable the JIT at runtime, + pass the environment variable ``PYTHON_JIT=0``. + +* ``yes-off`` -- Build the JIT but disable it by default. + To enable the JIT at runtime, pass the environment variable + ``PYTHON_JIT=1``. + +* ``interpreter`` -- Enable the Tier 2 interpreter but disable the JIT. + The interpreter can be disabled by running with + ``PYTHON_JIT=0``. + +(On Windows, use ``PCbuild/build.bat --experimental-jit`` to enable the JIT +or ``--experimental-jit-interpreter`` to enable the Tier 2 interpreter.) + +See :pep:`744` for more details. + +(JIT by Brandt Bucher, inspired by a paper by Haoran Xu and Fredrik Kjolstad. +Tier 2 IR by Mark Shannon and Guido van Rossum. +Tier 2 optimizer by Ken Jin.) + +.. _free-threaded-cpython: + +Free-threaded CPython +===================== + +CPython will run with the :term:`global interpreter lock` (GIL) disabled when +configured using the ``--disable-gil`` option at build time. This is an +experimental feature and therefore isn't used by default. Users need to +either compile their own interpreter, or install one of the experimental +builds that are marked as *free-threaded*. + +Free-threaded execution allows for full utilization of the available +processing power by running threads in parallel on available CPU cores. +While not all software will benefit from this automatically, programs +designed with threading in mind will run faster on multicore hardware. + +Work is still ongoing: expect some bugs and a substantial single-threaded +performance hit. + +The free-threaded build still supports optionally running with the GIL +enabled at runtime using the environment variable :envvar:`PYTHON_GIL` or +the command line option :option:`-X gil`. + +To check if the current interpreter is configured with ``--disable-gil``, +use ``sysconfig.get_config_var("Py_GIL_DISABLED")``. To check if the :term:`GIL` +is actually disabled in the running process, the :func:`!sys._is_gil_enabled` +function can be used. + +C-API extension modules need to be built specifically for the free-threaded +build. Extensions that support running with the :term:`GIL` disabled should +use the :c:data:`Py_mod_gil` slot. Extensions using single-phase init should +use :c:func:`PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL` to indicate whether they support +running with the GIL disabled. Importing C extensions that don't use these +mechanisms will cause the GIL to be enabled, unless the GIL was explicitly +disabled with the :envvar:`PYTHON_GIL` environment variable or the +:option:`-X gil=0` option. + +pip 24.1b1 or newer is required to install packages with C extensions in the +free-threaded build. + Other Language Changes ====================== @@ -500,20 +640,22 @@ dis the ``show_offsets`` parameter. (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`112137`.) +.. _whatsnew313-doctest: + doctest ------- -* The :meth:`doctest.DocTestRunner.run` method now counts the number of skipped - tests. Add :attr:`doctest.DocTestRunner.skips` and - :attr:`doctest.TestResults.skipped` attributes. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108794`.) - * Color is added to the output by default. This can be controlled via the new :envvar:`PYTHON_COLORS` environment variable as well as the canonical |NO_COLOR|_ and |FORCE_COLOR|_ environment variables. See also :ref:`using-on-controlling-color`. (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`117225`.) +* The :meth:`doctest.DocTestRunner.run` method now counts the number of skipped + tests. Add :attr:`doctest.DocTestRunner.skips` and + :attr:`doctest.TestResults.skipped` attributes. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108794`.) + email ----- @@ -1008,109 +1150,245 @@ Optimizations (Contributed by Alex Waygood, Shantanu Jain, Adam Turner, Daniel Hollas and others in :gh:`109653`.) -.. _whatsnew313-jit-compiler: +Removed Modules And APIs +======================== -Experimental JIT Compiler -========================= +.. _whatsnew313-pep594: -When CPython is configured using the ``--enable-experimental-jit`` option, -a just-in-time compiler is added which may speed up some Python programs. +PEP 594: dead batteries (and other module removals) +--------------------------------------------------- -The internal architecture is roughly as follows. +* :pep:`594` removed 19 modules from the standard library, + deprecated in Python 3.11: -* We start with specialized *Tier 1 bytecode*. - See :ref:`What's new in 3.11 <whatsnew311-pep659>` for details. + * :mod:`!aifc`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* When the Tier 1 bytecode gets hot enough, it gets translated - to a new, purely internal *Tier 2 IR*, a.k.a. micro-ops ("uops"). + * :mod:`!audioop`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* The Tier 2 IR uses the same stack-based VM as Tier 1, but the - instruction format is better suited to translation to machine code. + * :mod:`!chunk`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* We have several optimization passes for Tier 2 IR, which are applied - before it is interpreted or translated to machine code. + * :mod:`!cgi` and :mod:`!cgitb`. -* There is a Tier 2 interpreter, but it is mostly intended for debugging - the earlier stages of the optimization pipeline. - The Tier 2 interpreter can be enabled by configuring Python - with ``--enable-experimental-jit=interpreter``. + * ``cgi.FieldStorage`` can typically be replaced with + :func:`urllib.parse.parse_qsl` for ``GET`` and ``HEAD`` requests, + and the :mod:`email.message` module or :pypi:`multipart` + PyPI project for ``POST`` and ``PUT``. -* When the JIT is enabled, the optimized - Tier 2 IR is translated to machine code, which is then executed. + * ``cgi.parse()`` can be replaced by calling :func:`urllib.parse.parse_qs` + directly on the desired query string, except for ``multipart/form-data`` + input, which can be handled as described for ``cgi.parse_multipart()``. -* The machine code translation process uses an architecture called - *copy-and-patch*. It has no runtime dependencies, but there is a new - build-time dependency on LLVM. + * ``cgi.parse_header()`` can be replaced with the functionality in the + :mod:`email` package, which implements the same MIME RFCs. For example, + with :class:`email.message.EmailMessage`:: -The ``--enable-experimental-jit`` flag has the following optional values: + from email.message import EmailMessage + msg = EmailMessage() + msg['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset="utf8"' + main, params = msg.get_content_type(), msg['content-type'].params -* ``no`` (default) -- Disable the entire Tier 2 and JIT pipeline. + * ``cgi.parse_multipart()`` can be replaced with the functionality in the + :mod:`email` package (e.g. :class:`email.message.EmailMessage` and + :class:`email.message.Message`) which implements the same MIME RFCs, or + with the :pypi:`multipart` PyPI project. -* ``yes`` (default if the flag is present without optional value) - -- Enable the JIT. To disable the JIT at runtime, - pass the environment variable ``PYTHON_JIT=0``. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* ``yes-off`` -- Build the JIT but disable it by default. - To enable the JIT at runtime, pass the environment variable - ``PYTHON_JIT=1``. + * :mod:`!crypt` module and its private :mod:`!_crypt` extension. + The :mod:`hashlib` module is a potential replacement for certain use cases. + Otherwise, the following PyPI projects can be used: -* ``interpreter`` -- Enable the Tier 2 interpreter but disable the JIT. - The interpreter can be disabled by running with - ``PYTHON_JIT=0``. + * :pypi:`bcrypt`: + Modern password hashing for your software and your servers. + * :pypi:`passlib`: + Comprehensive password hashing framework supporting over 30 schemes. + * :pypi:`argon2-cffi`: + The secure Argon2 password hashing algorithm. + * :pypi:`legacycrypt`: + :mod:`ctypes` wrapper to the POSIX crypt library call and associated functionality. + * :pypi:`crypt_r`: + Fork of the :mod:`!crypt` module, wrapper to the :manpage:`crypt_r(3)` library + call and associated functionality. -(On Windows, use ``PCbuild/build.bat --experimental-jit`` to enable the JIT -or ``--experimental-jit-interpreter`` to enable the Tier 2 interpreter.) + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -See :pep:`744` for more details. + * :mod:`!imghdr`: use the projects :pypi:`filetype`, + :pypi:`puremagic`, or :pypi:`python-magic` instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -(JIT by Brandt Bucher, inspired by a paper by Haoran Xu and Fredrik Kjolstad. -Tier 2 IR by Mark Shannon and Guido van Rossum. -Tier 2 optimizer by Ken Jin.) + * :mod:`!mailcap`. + The :mod:`mimetypes` module provides an alternative. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -.. _free-threaded-cpython: + * :mod:`!msilib`. + (Contributed by Zachary Ware in :gh:`104773`.) -Free-threaded CPython -===================== + * :mod:`!nis`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -CPython will run with the :term:`global interpreter lock` (GIL) disabled when -configured using the ``--disable-gil`` option at build time. This is an -experimental feature and therefore isn't used by default. Users need to -either compile their own interpreter, or install one of the experimental -builds that are marked as *free-threaded*. + * :mod:`!nntplib`: + the :pypi:`nntplib` PyPI project can be used instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -Free-threaded execution allows for full utilization of the available -processing power by running threads in parallel on available CPU cores. -While not all software will benefit from this automatically, programs -designed with threading in mind will run faster on multicore hardware. + * :mod:`!ossaudiodev`: use the + `pygame project <https://www.pygame.org/>`_ for audio playback. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104780`.) -Work is still ongoing: expect some bugs and a substantial single-threaded -performance hit. + * :mod:`!pipes`: use the :mod:`subprocess` module instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -The free-threaded build still supports optionally running with GIL enabled at -runtime using the environment variable :envvar:`PYTHON_GIL` or the command line -option :option:`-X gil`. + * :mod:`!sndhdr`: use the projects :pypi:`filetype`, + :pypi:`puremagic`, or :pypi:`python-magic` instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* Use :func:`!sys._is_gil_enabled` to determine if the :term:`GIL` is enabled. + * :mod:`!spwd`: + the :pypi:`python-pam` project can be used instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) + + * :mod:`!sunau`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) + + * :mod:`!telnetlib`, use the projects :pypi:`telnetlib3 ` or + :pypi:`Exscript` instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) + + * :mod:`!uu`: the :mod:`base64` module is a modern alternative. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) + + * :mod:`!xdrlib`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) -* Use ``sysconfig.get_config_var("Py_GIL_DISABLED")`` to identify CPython - builds configured with ``--disable-gil``. +* Remove the ``2to3`` program and the :mod:`!lib2to3` module, + deprecated in Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104780`.) -C-API extensions need to be built specifically for the free-threaded build. +* Remove the :mod:`!tkinter.tix` module, deprecated in Python 3.6. The + third-party Tix library which the module wrapped is unmaintained. + (Contributed by Zachary Ware in :gh:`75552`.) -* Extensions that support running with the :term:`GIL` disabled should use - the :c:data:`Py_mod_gil` slot. Extensions using single-phase init should use - :c:func:`PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL` to indicate whether they support running - with the GIL disabled. Importing C extensions that don't use these mechanisms - will cause the GIL to be enabled unless the GIL was explicitly disabled with - the :envvar:`PYTHON_GIL` environment variable or the :option:`-X gil=0` - option. +configparser +------------ -* pip 24.1b1 or newer is required to install packages with C extensions in the - free-threaded build. +* Remove the undocumented :class:`!configparser.LegacyInterpolation` class, + deprecated in the docstring since Python 3.2, + and with a deprecation warning since Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104886`.) +importlib +--------- -Deprecated -========== +* Remove deprecated :meth:`~object.__getitem__` access for + :class:`!importlib.metadata.EntryPoint` objects. + (Contributed by Jason R. Coombs in :gh:`113175`.) + +locale +------ + +* Remove ``locale.resetlocale()`` function deprecated in Python 3.11: + use ``locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")`` instead. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104783`.) + +logging +------- + +* :mod:`logging`: Remove undocumented and untested ``Logger.warn()`` and + ``LoggerAdapter.warn()`` methods and ``logging.warn()`` function. Deprecated + since Python 3.3, they were aliases to the :meth:`logging.Logger.warning` + method, :meth:`!logging.LoggerAdapter.warning` method and + :func:`logging.warning` function. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105376`.) + +pathlib +------- + +* Remove support for using :class:`pathlib.Path` objects as context managers. + This functionality was deprecated and made a no-op in Python 3.9. + +re +-- + +* Remove undocumented, never working, and deprecated ``re.template`` function + and ``re.TEMPLATE`` flag (and ``re.T`` alias). + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka and Nikita Sobolev in :gh:`105687`.) + + +turtle +------ + +* Remove the :meth:`!turtle.RawTurtle.settiltangle` method, + deprecated in docs since Python 3.1 + and with a deprecation warning since Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104876`.) + +typing +------ + +* Namespaces ``typing.io`` and ``typing.re``, deprecated in Python 3.8, + are now removed. The items in those namespaces can be imported directly + from :mod:`typing`. (Contributed by Sebastian Rittau in :gh:`92871`.) + +* Remove support for the keyword-argument method of creating + :class:`typing.TypedDict` types, deprecated in Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Tomas Roun in :gh:`104786`.) + +unittest +-------- + +* Remove the following :mod:`unittest` functions, deprecated in Python 3.11: + + * :func:`!unittest.findTestCases` + * :func:`!unittest.makeSuite` + * :func:`!unittest.getTestCaseNames` + + Use :class:`~unittest.TestLoader` methods instead: + + * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule` + * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase` + * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames` + + (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104835`.) + +* Remove the untested and undocumented :meth:`!unittest.TestProgram.usageExit` + method, deprecated in Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104992`.) + +urllib +------ + +* Remove *cafile*, *capath* and *cadefault* parameters of the + :func:`urllib.request.urlopen` function, deprecated in Python 3.6: pass + the *context* parameter instead. Use + :meth:`ssl.SSLContext.load_cert_chain` to load specific certificates, or + let :func:`ssl.create_default_context` select the system's trusted CA + certificates for you. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105382`.) + +webbrowser +---------- + +* Remove the untested and undocumented :mod:`webbrowser` :class:`!MacOSX` class, + deprecated in Python 3.11. + Use the :class:`!MacOSXOSAScript` class (introduced in Python 3.2) instead. + (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104804`.) + +* Remove deprecated ``webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript._name`` attribute. + Use :attr:`webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript.name <webbrowser.controller.name>` + attribute instead. + (Contributed by Nikita Sobolev in :gh:`105546`.) + +New Deprecations +================ + +* Removed chained :class:`classmethod` descriptors (introduced in + :gh:`63272`). This can no longer be used to wrap other descriptors + such as :class:`property`. The core design of this feature was flawed + and caused a number of downstream problems. To "pass-through" a + :class:`classmethod`, consider using the :attr:`!__wrapped__` + attribute that was added in Python 3.10. (Contributed by Raymond + Hettinger in :gh:`89519`.) * :mod:`array`: :mod:`array`'s ``'u'`` format code, deprecated in docs since Python 3.3, emits :exc:`DeprecationWarning` since 3.13 @@ -1161,6 +1439,16 @@ Deprecated security and functionality bugs. This includes removal of the ``--cgi`` flag to the ``python -m http.server`` command line in 3.15. +* :mod:`mimetypes`: Passing file path instead of URL in :func:`~mimetypes.guess_type` is + :term:`soft deprecated`. Use :func:`~mimetypes.guess_file_type` instead. + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`66543`.) + +* :mod:`re`: Passing optional arguments *maxsplit*, *count* and *flags* in module-level + functions :func:`re.split`, :func:`re.sub` and :func:`re.subn` as positional + arguments is now deprecated. In future Python versions these parameters will be + :ref:`keyword-only <keyword-only_parameter>`. + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`56166`.) + * :mod:`pathlib`: :meth:`pathlib.PurePath.is_reserved` is deprecated and scheduled for removal in Python 3.15. Use :func:`os.path.isreserved` to detect reserved @@ -1250,10 +1538,6 @@ Deprecated .. Add deprecations above alphabetically, not here at the end. -* Passing file path instead of URL in :func:`~mimetypes.guess_type` is :term:`soft deprecated`. - Use :func:`~mimetypes.guess_file_type` instead. - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`66543`.) - Pending Removal in Python 3.14 ------------------------------ @@ -1361,6 +1645,7 @@ Pending Removal in Python 3.14 :class:`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element` is deprecated and will raise an exception in Python 3.14. + Pending Removal in Python 3.15 ------------------------------ @@ -1566,241 +1851,7 @@ although there is currently no date scheduled for their removal. use :meth:`~zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module` instead. -Removed -======= - -.. _whatsnew313-pep594: - -PEP 594: dead batteries ------------------------ - -* :pep:`594` removed 19 modules from the standard library, - deprecated in Python 3.11: - - * :mod:`!aifc`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!audioop`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!chunk`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!cgi` and :mod:`!cgitb`. - - * ``cgi.FieldStorage`` can typically be replaced with - :func:`urllib.parse.parse_qsl` for ``GET`` and ``HEAD`` requests, - and the :mod:`email.message` module or :pypi:`multipart` - PyPI project for ``POST`` and ``PUT``. - - * ``cgi.parse()`` can be replaced by calling :func:`urllib.parse.parse_qs` - directly on the desired query string, except for ``multipart/form-data`` - input, which can be handled as described for ``cgi.parse_multipart()``. - - * ``cgi.parse_header()`` can be replaced with the functionality in the - :mod:`email` package, which implements the same MIME RFCs. For example, - with :class:`email.message.EmailMessage`:: - - from email.message import EmailMessage - msg = EmailMessage() - msg['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset="utf8"' - main, params = msg.get_content_type(), msg['content-type'].params - - * ``cgi.parse_multipart()`` can be replaced with the functionality in the - :mod:`email` package (e.g. :class:`email.message.EmailMessage` and - :class:`email.message.Message`) which implements the same MIME RFCs, or - with the :pypi:`multipart` PyPI project. - - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!crypt` module and its private :mod:`!_crypt` extension. - The :mod:`hashlib` module is a potential replacement for certain use cases. - Otherwise, the following PyPI projects can be used: - - * :pypi:`bcrypt`: - Modern password hashing for your software and your servers. - * :pypi:`passlib`: - Comprehensive password hashing framework supporting over 30 schemes. - * :pypi:`argon2-cffi`: - The secure Argon2 password hashing algorithm. - * :pypi:`legacycrypt`: - :mod:`ctypes` wrapper to the POSIX crypt library call and associated functionality. - * :pypi:`crypt_r`: - Fork of the :mod:`!crypt` module, wrapper to the :manpage:`crypt_r(3)` library - call and associated functionality. - - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!imghdr`: use the projects :pypi:`filetype`, - :pypi:`puremagic`, or :pypi:`python-magic` instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!mailcap`. - The :mod:`mimetypes` module provides an alternative. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!msilib`. - (Contributed by Zachary Ware in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!nis`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!nntplib`: - the :pypi:`nntplib` PyPI project can be used instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!ossaudiodev`: use the - `pygame project <https://www.pygame.org/>`_ for audio playback. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104780`.) - - * :mod:`!pipes`: use the :mod:`subprocess` module instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!sndhdr`: use the projects :pypi:`filetype`, - :pypi:`puremagic`, or :pypi:`python-magic` instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!spwd`: - the :pypi:`python-pam` project can be used instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!sunau`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!telnetlib`, use the projects :pypi:`telnetlib3 ` or - :pypi:`Exscript` instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!uu`: the :mod:`base64` module is a modern alternative. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - - * :mod:`!xdrlib`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104773`.) - -2to3 ----- - -* Remove the ``2to3`` program and the :mod:`!lib2to3` module, - deprecated in Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104780`.) - -configparser ------------- - -* Remove the undocumented :class:`!configparser.LegacyInterpolation` class, - deprecated in the docstring since Python 3.2, - and with a deprecation warning since Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104886`.) - -importlib ---------- - -* Remove deprecated :meth:`~object.__getitem__` access for - :class:`!importlib.metadata.EntryPoint` objects. - (Contributed by Jason R. Coombs in :gh:`113175`.) - -locale ------- - -* Remove ``locale.resetlocale()`` function deprecated in Python 3.11: - use ``locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")`` instead. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`104783`.) - -logging -------- - -* :mod:`logging`: Remove undocumented and untested ``Logger.warn()`` and - ``LoggerAdapter.warn()`` methods and ``logging.warn()`` function. Deprecated - since Python 3.3, they were aliases to the :meth:`logging.Logger.warning` - method, :meth:`!logging.LoggerAdapter.warning` method and - :func:`logging.warning` function. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105376`.) - -pathlib -------- - -* Remove support for using :class:`pathlib.Path` objects as context managers. - This functionality was deprecated and made a no-op in Python 3.9. - -re --- - -* Remove undocumented, never working, and deprecated ``re.template`` function - and ``re.TEMPLATE`` flag (and ``re.T`` alias). - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka and Nikita Sobolev in :gh:`105687`.) - -tkinter -------- - -* Remove the :mod:`!tkinter.tix` module, deprecated in Python 3.6. The - third-party Tix library which the module wrapped is unmaintained. - (Contributed by Zachary Ware in :gh:`75552`.) - -turtle ------- - -* Remove the :meth:`!turtle.RawTurtle.settiltangle` method, - deprecated in docs since Python 3.1 - and with a deprecation warning since Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104876`.) - -typing ------- - -* Namespaces ``typing.io`` and ``typing.re``, deprecated in Python 3.8, - are now removed. The items in those namespaces can be imported directly - from :mod:`typing`. (Contributed by Sebastian Rittau in :gh:`92871`.) - -* Remove support for the keyword-argument method of creating - :class:`typing.TypedDict` types, deprecated in Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Tomas Roun in :gh:`104786`.) - -unittest --------- - -* Removed the following :mod:`unittest` functions, deprecated in Python 3.11: - - * :func:`!unittest.findTestCases` - * :func:`!unittest.makeSuite` - * :func:`!unittest.getTestCaseNames` - - Use :class:`~unittest.TestLoader` methods instead: - - * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule` - * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase` - * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames` - - (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104835`.) - -* Remove the untested and undocumented :meth:`!unittest.TestProgram.usageExit` - method, deprecated in Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104992`.) - -urllib ------- - -* Remove *cafile*, *capath* and *cadefault* parameters of the - :func:`urllib.request.urlopen` function, deprecated in Python 3.6: use the - *context* parameter instead. Please use - :meth:`ssl.SSLContext.load_cert_chain` instead, or let - :func:`ssl.create_default_context` select the system's trusted CA - certificates for you. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105382`.) - -webbrowser ----------- - -* Remove the untested and undocumented :mod:`webbrowser` :class:`!MacOSX` class, - deprecated in Python 3.11. - Use the :class:`!MacOSXOSAScript` class (introduced in Python 3.2) instead. - (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104804`.) - -* Remove deprecated ``webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript._name`` attribute. - Use :attr:`webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript.name <webbrowser.controller.name>` - attribute instead. - (Contributed by Nikita Sobolev in :gh:`105546`.) - -CPython bytecode changes +CPython Bytecode Changes ======================== * The oparg of ``YIELD_VALUE`` is now ``1`` if the yield is part of a @@ -1809,108 +1860,6 @@ CPython bytecode changes is needed to optimize closing of generators. (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`111354`.) -Porting to Python 3.13 -====================== - -This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes -that may require changes to your code. - -Changes in the Python API -------------------------- - -* Functions :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`, :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemString`, - :c:func:`PyMapping_HasKey`, :c:func:`PyMapping_HasKeyString`, - :c:func:`PyObject_HasAttr`, :c:func:`PyObject_HasAttrString`, and - :c:func:`PySys_GetObject`, which clear all errors which occurred when calling - them, now report them using :func:`sys.unraisablehook`. - You may replace them with other functions as - recommended in the documentation. - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`106672`.) - -* An :exc:`OSError` is now raised by :func:`getpass.getuser` for any failure to - retrieve a username, instead of :exc:`ImportError` on non-Unix platforms or - :exc:`KeyError` on Unix platforms where the password database is empty. - -* The :mod:`threading` module now expects the :mod:`!_thread` module to have - an ``_is_main_interpreter`` attribute. It is a function with no - arguments that return ``True`` if the current interpreter is the - main interpreter. - - Any library or application that provides a custom ``_thread`` module - must provide ``_is_main_interpreter()``, just like the module's - other "private" attributes. - (See :gh:`112826`.) - -* :class:`mailbox.Maildir` now ignores files with a leading dot. - (Contributed by Zackery Spytz in :gh:`65559`.) - -* :meth:`pathlib.Path.glob` and :meth:`~pathlib.Path.rglob` now return both - files and directories if a pattern that ends with "``**``" is given, rather - than directories only. Users may add a trailing slash to match only - directories. - -* The value of the :attr:`!mode` attribute of :class:`gzip.GzipFile` was - changed from integer (``1`` or ``2``) to string (``'rb'`` or ``'wb'``). - The value of the :attr:`!mode` attribute of the readable file-like object - returned by :meth:`zipfile.ZipFile.open` was changed from ``'r'`` to ``'rb'``. - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`115961`.) - -* :c:func:`!PyCode_GetFirstFree` is an unstable API now and has been renamed - to :c:func:`PyUnstable_Code_GetFirstFree`. - (Contributed by Bogdan Romanyuk in :gh:`115781`.) - -* Callbacks registered in the :mod:`tkinter` module now take arguments as - various Python objects (``int``, ``float``, ``bytes``, ``tuple``), - not just ``str``. - To restore the previous behavior set :mod:`!tkinter` module global - :data:`!wantobject` to ``1`` before creating the - :class:`!Tk` object or call the :meth:`!wantobject` - method of the :class:`!Tk` object with argument ``1``. - Calling it with argument ``2`` restores the current default behavior. - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`66410`.) - - -Build Changes -============= - -* The :file:`configure` option :option:`--with-system-libmpdec` now defaults - to ``yes``. The bundled copy of ``libmpdecimal`` will be removed in Python - 3.15. - -* Autoconf 2.71 and aclocal 1.16.4 are now required to regenerate - the :file:`configure` script. - (Contributed by Christian Heimes in :gh:`89886`.) - -* SQLite 3.15.2 or newer is required to build the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module. - (Contributed by Erlend Aasland in :gh:`105875`.) - -* Python built with :file:`configure` :option:`--with-trace-refs` (tracing - references) is now ABI compatible with the Python release build and - :ref:`debug build <debug-build>`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108634`.) - -* Building CPython now requires a compiler with support for the C11 atomic - library, GCC built-in atomic functions, or MSVC interlocked intrinsics. - -* The ``errno``, ``fcntl``, ``grp``, ``md5``, ``pwd``, ``resource``, - ``termios``, ``winsound``, - ``_ctypes_test``, ``_multiprocessing.posixshmem``, ``_scproxy``, ``_stat``, - ``_statistics``, ``_testconsole``, ``_testimportmultiple`` and ``_uuid`` - C extensions are now built with the - :ref:`limited C API <limited-c-api>`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`85283`.) - -* ``wasm32-wasi`` is now a :pep:`11` tier 2 platform. - (Contributed by Brett Cannon in :gh:`115192`.) - -* ``wasm32-emscripten`` is no longer a :pep:`11` supported platform. - (Contributed by Brett Cannon in :gh:`115192`.) - -* Python now bundles the `mimalloc library <https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc>`__. - It is licensed under the MIT license, see :ref:`mimalloc license <mimalloc-license>`. - The bundled mimalloc has custom changes, see :gh:`113141` for details. - (Contributed by Dino Viehland in :gh:`109914`.) - C API Changes ============= @@ -2128,8 +2077,97 @@ New Features by Pablo Galindo in :gh:`93502`.) +Build Changes +============= + +* The :file:`configure` option :option:`--with-system-libmpdec` now defaults + to ``yes``. The bundled copy of ``libmpdecimal`` will be removed in Python + 3.15. + +* Autoconf 2.71 and aclocal 1.16.4 are now required to regenerate + the :file:`configure` script. + (Contributed by Christian Heimes in :gh:`89886`.) + +* SQLite 3.15.2 or newer is required to build the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module. + (Contributed by Erlend Aasland in :gh:`105875`.) + +* Python built with :file:`configure` :option:`--with-trace-refs` (tracing + references) is now ABI compatible with the Python release build and + :ref:`debug build <debug-build>`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108634`.) + +* Building CPython now requires a compiler with support for the C11 atomic + library, GCC built-in atomic functions, or MSVC interlocked intrinsics. + +* The ``errno``, ``fcntl``, ``grp``, ``md5``, ``pwd``, ``resource``, + ``termios``, ``winsound``, + ``_ctypes_test``, ``_multiprocessing.posixshmem``, ``_scproxy``, ``_stat``, + ``_statistics``, ``_testconsole``, ``_testimportmultiple`` and ``_uuid`` + C extensions are now built with the :ref:`limited C API <limited-c-api>`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`85283`.) + +* ``wasm32-wasi`` is now a :pep:`11` tier 2 platform. + (Contributed by Brett Cannon in :gh:`115192`.) + +* ``wasm32-emscripten`` is no longer a :pep:`11` supported platform. + (Contributed by Brett Cannon in :gh:`115192`.) + +* Python now bundles the `mimalloc library <https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc>`__. + It is licensed under the MIT license; see :ref:`mimalloc license <mimalloc-license>`. + The bundled mimalloc has custom changes, see :gh:`113141` for details. + (Contributed by Dino Viehland in :gh:`109914`.) + + Porting to Python 3.13 ----------------------- +====================== + +This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes +that may require changes to your code. + +Changes in the Python API +------------------------- + +* An :exc:`OSError` is now raised by :func:`getpass.getuser` for any failure to + retrieve a username, instead of :exc:`ImportError` on non-Unix platforms or + :exc:`KeyError` on Unix platforms where the password database is empty. + +* The :mod:`threading` module now expects the :mod:`!_thread` module to have + an ``_is_main_interpreter`` attribute. It is a function with no + arguments that returns ``True`` if the current interpreter is the + main interpreter. + + Any library or application that provides a custom ``_thread`` module + must provide ``_is_main_interpreter()``, just like the module's + other "private" attributes. + (See :gh:`112826`.) + +* :class:`mailbox.Maildir` now ignores files with a leading dot. + (Contributed by Zackery Spytz in :gh:`65559`.) + +* :meth:`pathlib.Path.glob` and :meth:`~pathlib.Path.rglob` now return both + files and directories if a pattern that ends with "``**``" is given, rather + than directories only. Users may add a trailing slash to match only + directories. + +* The value of the :attr:`!mode` attribute of :class:`gzip.GzipFile` was + changed from integer (``1`` or ``2``) to string (``'rb'`` or ``'wb'``). + The value of the :attr:`!mode` attribute of the readable file-like object + returned by :meth:`zipfile.ZipFile.open` was changed from ``'r'`` to ``'rb'``. + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`115961`.) + +* Callbacks registered in the :mod:`tkinter` module now take arguments as + various Python objects (``int``, ``float``, ``bytes``, ``tuple``), + not just ``str``. + To restore the previous behavior set :mod:`!tkinter` module global + :data:`!wantobject` to ``1`` before creating the + :class:`!Tk` object or call the :meth:`!wantobject` + method of the :class:`!Tk` object with argument ``1``. + Calling it with argument ``2`` restores the current default behavior. + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`66410`.) + + +Changes in the C API +-------------------- * ``Python.h`` no longer includes the ``<ieeefp.h>`` standard header. It was included for the ``finite()`` function which is now provided by the @@ -2184,61 +2222,25 @@ Porting to Python 3.13 } Note that ``Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN`` has a second argument which - should be the deallocation function it is in. - -Deprecated ----------- - -* Passing optional arguments *maxsplit*, *count* and *flags* in module-level - functions :func:`re.split`, :func:`re.sub` and :func:`re.subn` as positional - arguments is now deprecated. - In future Python versions these parameters will be - :ref:`keyword-only <keyword-only_parameter>`. - (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`56166`.) - -* Deprecate the old ``Py_UNICODE`` and ``PY_UNICODE_TYPE`` types: use directly - the :c:type:`wchar_t` type instead. Since Python 3.3, ``Py_UNICODE`` and - ``PY_UNICODE_TYPE`` are just aliases to :c:type:`wchar_t`. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105156`.) - -* Deprecate old Python initialization functions: - - * :c:func:`PySys_ResetWarnOptions`: - clear :data:`sys.warnoptions` and :data:`!warnings.filters` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetExecPrefix`: get :data:`sys.exec_prefix` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetPath`: get :data:`sys.path` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetPrefix`: get :data:`sys.prefix` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetProgramFullPath`: get :data:`sys.executable` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetProgramName`: get :data:`sys.executable` instead. - * :c:func:`Py_GetPythonHome`: get :c:member:`PyConfig.home` or - :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` environment variable instead. - - Functions scheduled for removal in Python 3.15. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105145`.) - -* Deprecate the :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock` function which is just - an alias to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule` since Python 3.3. - Scheduled for removal in Python 3.15. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105396`.) + should be the deallocation function it is in. The new macros were + added in Python 3.8 and the old macros were deprecated in Python 3.11. + (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`105111`.) -* Deprecate the :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetObject` and - :c:func:`PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT` functions, which return a :term:`borrowed - reference`: use the new :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetRef` function instead, it - returns a :term:`strong reference`. The `pythoncapi-compat project - <https://github.com/python/pythoncapi-compat/>`__ can be used to get - :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetRef` on Python 3.12 and older. - (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105927`.) +* Functions :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`, :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemString`, + :c:func:`PyMapping_HasKey`, :c:func:`PyMapping_HasKeyString`, + :c:func:`PyObject_HasAttr`, :c:func:`PyObject_HasAttrString`, and + :c:func:`PySys_GetObject`, which clear all errors which occurred when calling + them, now report them using :func:`sys.unraisablehook`. + You may replace them with other functions as + recommended in the documentation. + (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`106672`.) -Removed -------- +* :c:func:`!PyCode_GetFirstFree` is an unstable API now and has been renamed + to :c:func:`PyUnstable_Code_GetFirstFree`. + (Contributed by Bogdan Romanyuk in :gh:`115781`.) -* Removed chained :class:`classmethod` descriptors (introduced in - :gh:`63272`). This can no longer be used to wrap other descriptors - such as :class:`property`. The core design of this feature was flawed - and caused a number of downstream problems. To "pass-through" a - :class:`classmethod`, consider using the :attr:`!__wrapped__` - attribute that was added in Python 3.10. (Contributed by Raymond - Hettinger in :gh:`89519`.) +Removed C APIs +-------------- * Remove many APIs (functions, macros, variables) with names prefixed by ``_Py`` or ``_PY`` (considered as private API). If your project is affected @@ -2318,12 +2320,6 @@ Removed Configuration <init-config>` instead (:pep:`587`), added to Python 3.8. (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105145`.) -* Remove the old trashcan macros ``Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN`` and - ``Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END``. They should be replaced by the new macros - ``Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN`` and ``Py_TRASHCAN_END``. The new macros were - added in Python 3.8 and the old macros were deprecated in Python 3.11. - (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`105111`.) - * Remove ``PyEval_ThreadsInitialized()`` function, deprecated in Python 3.9. Since Python 3.7, ``Py_Initialize()`` always creates the GIL: calling ``PyEval_InitThreads()`` does nothing and @@ -2360,11 +2356,48 @@ Removed be used instead. (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`86493`.) +Deprecated C APIs +----------------- + +* Deprecate the old ``Py_UNICODE`` and ``PY_UNICODE_TYPE`` types: use directly + the :c:type:`wchar_t` type instead. Since Python 3.3, ``Py_UNICODE`` and + ``PY_UNICODE_TYPE`` are just aliases to :c:type:`wchar_t`. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105156`.) + +* Deprecate old Python initialization functions: + + * :c:func:`PySys_ResetWarnOptions`: + clear :data:`sys.warnoptions` and :data:`!warnings.filters` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetExecPrefix`: get :data:`sys.exec_prefix` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetPath`: get :data:`sys.path` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetPrefix`: get :data:`sys.prefix` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetProgramFullPath`: get :data:`sys.executable` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetProgramName`: get :data:`sys.executable` instead. + * :c:func:`Py_GetPythonHome`: get :c:member:`PyConfig.home` or + :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` environment variable instead. + + Functions scheduled for removal in Python 3.15. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105145`.) + +* Deprecate the :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock` function which is just + an alias to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule` since Python 3.3. + Scheduled for removal in Python 3.15. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105396`.) + +* Deprecate the :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetObject` and + :c:func:`PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT` functions, which return a :term:`borrowed + reference`: use the new :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetRef` function instead, it + returns a :term:`strong reference`. The `pythoncapi-compat project + <https://github.com/python/pythoncapi-compat/>`__ can be used to get + :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetRef` on Python 3.12 and older. + (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`105927`.) + Pending Removal in Python 3.14 ------------------------------ * Creating immutable types (:c:macro:`Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE`) with mutable bases using the C API. + * Functions to configure the Python initialization, deprecated in Python 3.11: * ``PySys_SetArgvEx()``: set :c:member:`PyConfig.argv` instead. |