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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst index 89ca5d7..7c98c7c 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst @@ -340,6 +340,25 @@ For example:: PEP written and implemented by Eric V. Smith +PEP 567: Context Variables +-------------------------- + +Adds a new module :mod:`contextvars`, that provides APIs to manage, +store, and access non-local state. + +Context variables are natively supported in :mod:`asyncio` and are +ready to be used without any extra configuration. + +The :mod:`decimal` module was updated to use *contextvars* to store +the current decimal context. This allows decimal operations to work +with the correct context in async/await code. + +.. seealso:: + + :pep:`567` -- Context Variables + PEP written and implemented by Yury Selivanov + + New Development Mode: -X dev ---------------------------- |