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.. % 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
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* 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
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.. % 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.
.. % ======================================================================
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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
.. % ======================================================================