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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst index 067ff4c0..94b71c5 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst @@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ New Expected Features for Python Implementations PEP 453: Explicit Bootstrapping of PIP in Python Installations -------------------------------------------------------------- +Bootstrapping pip by default +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + The new :mod:`ensurepip` module (defined in :pep:`453`) provides a standard cross-platform mechanism to bootstrap the pip installer into Python installations and virtual environments. @@ -207,6 +210,22 @@ clear and simple directions on how to install ``pip`` on the platform. __ http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0453/#recommendations-for-downstream-distributors + +Documentation changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +As part of this change, the :ref:`installing-index` and +:ref:`distributing-index` sections of the documentation have been +completely redesigned as short getting started and FAQ documents. Most +packaging documentation has now been moved out to the Python Packaging +Authority maintained `Python Packaging User Guide +<http://packaging.python.org>`__ and the documentation of the individual +projects. + +However, as this migration is currently still incomplete, the legacy +versions of those guides remaining available as :ref:`install-index` +and :ref:`distutils-index`. + .. note:: To avoid conflicts between parallel Python 2 and Python 3 installations, |