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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst index a2ce08a..21d3a52 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ new feature. .. % Large, PEP-level features and changes should be described here. .. % Should there be a new section here for 3k migration? .. % Or perhaps a more general section describing module changes/deprecation? -.. % sets module deprecated .. % ====================================================================== Python 3.0 @@ -665,7 +664,7 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. * The ``os.environ`` object's :meth:`clear` method will now unset the environment variables using :func:`os.unsetenv` in addition to clearing - the object's keys. (Contributed by XXX.) + the object's keys. (Contributed by Martin Horcicka.) .. % Patch #1181 @@ -706,6 +705,9 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. * The :mod:`rgbimg` module has been removed. +* The :mod:`sets` module has been deprecated; it's better to + use the built-in :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` types. + * The :mod:`smtplib` module now supports SMTP over SSL thanks to the addition of the :class:`SMTP_SSL` class. This class supports an interface identical to the existing :class:`SMTP` class. Both @@ -821,7 +823,7 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. (Added by Facundo Batista.) * The XML-RPC classes :class:`SimpleXMLRPCServer` and :class:`DocXMLRPCServer` - classes can now be preventing from immediately opening and binding to + classes can now be prevented from immediately opening and binding to their socket by passing True as the ``bind_and_activate`` constructor parameter. This can be used to modify the instance's :attr:`allow_reuse_address` attribute before calling the @@ -831,8 +833,36 @@ complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the details. .. % Patch 1599845 + :class:`SimpleXMLRPCServer` also has a :attr:`_send_traceback_header` + attribute; if true, the exception and formatted traceback are returned + as HTTP headers "X-Exception" and "X-Traceback". This feature is + for debugging purposes only and should not be used on production servers + because the tracebacks could possibly reveal passwords or other sensitive + information. (Contributed by Alan McIntyre as part of his + project for Google's Summer of Code 2007.) + .. % ====================================================================== -.. % whole new modules get described in \subsections here +.. % whole new modules get described in subsections here + +Improved SSL Support +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Bill Janssen made extensive improvements to Python 2.6's support for +SSL. + +XXX use ssl.sslsocket - subclass of socket.socket. + +XXX Can specify if certificate is required, and obtain certificate info +by calling getpeercert method. + +XXX sslwrap() behaves like socket.ssl + +XXX Certain features require the OpenSSL package to be installed, notably + the 'openssl' binary. + +.. seealso:: + + SSL module documentation. .. % ====================================================================== @@ -884,8 +914,12 @@ Porting to Python 2.6 This section lists previously described changes that may require changes to your code: -* The :mod:`socket` module exception :exc:`socket.error` now inherits from - :exc:`IOError`. +* The :mod:`socket` module exception :exc:`socket.error` now inherits + from :exc:`IOError`. Previously it wasn't a subclass of + :exc:`StandardError` but now it is, through :exc:`IOError`. + (Implemented by Gregory P. Smith.) + + .. % http://bugs.python.org/issue1706815 .. % ====================================================================== |