Issue 17221: Resort Misc/NEWS - Python tracker

The proposed patch moves some Misc/NEWS entities to more appropriate sections (IDLE, C-API, Tests, Documentation, Tools/Demos). Please review.

unittest is a library, not a part of the test suite, so its enhancements should remain in the library section.

kbk has requested in the past that IDLE News items be put in Lib/idlelib/News.txt because it is installed with IDLE and there is a button to display it included in the "About IDLE" window.  I know we've not been diligent about doing that, at least, I haven't.  I suppose the items could continue to be put in Misc/NEWS and, prior to each release, copied into the News.txt.  That step could be added to the release manager's checklist.  But, if there are IDLE items in Misc/NEWS, whether duplicated or not, I agree it would be better to have them in their own section.

Here is an updated patch. Changes for unittest and doctest reverted.

I did not realize there was a 'Extension Modules' section.  I have been putting changes to C extensions in the 'Library' section instead.  It looks like most people do the same as me.

> I did not realize there was a 'Extension Modules' section.  I have
> been putting changes to C extensions in the 'Library' section
> instead.  It looks like most people do the same as me.

I prefer "Library" as well. I think the "Extension Modules" section
should be yanked.

Was not it be yanked in 1fabff717ef4?

> Was not it be yanked in 1fabff717ef4?

Looks like it was reintroduced by this merge changeset:

    http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/30fc620e240e

re-yank it.  that was unintentional.  less sections == better.

Here is an updated patch. Re-yanked "Extension Modules" section. Changes for 3.4 sorted in chronological order.

Serhiy, can you update and commit the patch?
A new IDLE section would be especially useful for #17506.

Has anyone checked that the last patch is basically correct?
Which is to say, does every entry removed get put back someplace?

I tried to import the last patch, NEWS-3.4_3.patch
73/74 chumks were applied, 1 rejected, which can be hand edited.
I am willing to do that if the sanity check has been done.
(I personally would have done this in multiple patches, like moving only IDLE issues for one patch, that would have been easier to check.)

That was easy. The .patch has a space at the end of this line:
- Issue #17028: Allowed Python arguments to be supplied to the Windows
which the file, of course, does not. That removed and it applies cleanly.

There is also this double entry before and after the patch. This is current patch with space and duplicate removed.

- Issue #15116: Remove references to appscript as it is no longer being
  supported.

- Issue #15116: Remove references to appscript as it is no longer being
  supported.

Thank you, Terry. Here is a new version of a patch for 3.4. New entries move, IDLE section resorted in a chronological order, duplicates removed, some minor things fixed.

And here is a patch for 3.3.

New changeset dbb943399c9b by Serhiy Storchaka in branch '2.7':
Issue #17221: Resort Misc/NEWS.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/dbb943399c9b

New changeset 7da08495b497 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch '3.3':
Issue #17221: Resort Misc/NEWS.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7da08495b497

New changeset 6fdcea9e89a3 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch 'default':
Issue #17221: Resort Misc/NEWS.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/6fdcea9e89a3

I commit patches since no one objected.

Not all errors are corrected. There are duplicates (`cat Misc/NEWS | sort | uniq -cd | sort -n`). I'm not sure that the line "What's New in Python 3.3.1 release candidate 1?" in Misc/NEWS for 3.4 correct. The difference between 3.3 and 3.4 is more than expected (`hg diff -r 3.3 -r default Misc/NEWS`).

I think this issue can be closed. :)

New changeset 484ce82b7873 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch 'default':
Issue #17221: Merge 3.4.0 Alpha 1 entries before and after 3.3.1 release candidate 1.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/484ce82b7873

nosy: + christian.heimes
messages: + msg192374

resolution: fixed

messages: + msg186200

messages: + msg186199

messages: + msg185988

messages: + msg182330

messages: + msg182313