Deprecate the imputil module for removal in 3.0.
diff --git a/Doc/library/imputil.rst b/Doc/library/imputil.rst
index 34117fa..f10e83d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/imputil.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/imputil.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
.. module:: imputil
:synopsis: Manage and augment the import process.
+ :deprecated:
+
+.. deprecated:: 2.6
+ The module has been removed in Python 3.0.
.. index:: statement: import
diff --git a/Lib/imputil.py b/Lib/imputil.py
index 675a634..0eba435 100644
--- a/Lib/imputil.py
+++ b/Lib/imputil.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
DynLoadSuffixImporter
"""
+from warnings import warnpy3k
+warnpy3k("the imputil module has been removed in Python 3.0", stacklevel=2)
+del warnpy3k
# note: avoid importing non-builtin modules
import imp ### not available in JPython?
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 2850bf2..0b0b92d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
class TestStdlibRemovals(unittest.TestCase):
- all_platforms = ('audiodev',)
+ all_platforms = ('audiodev', 'imputil')
def check_removal(self, module_name):
"""Make sure the specified module, when imported, raises a
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4a19394..7d634b6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@
(editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
+What's New in Python 2.6 beta 1?
+================================
+
+*Release date: XX-June-2008*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Extension Modules
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+- The imputil module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
+Build
+-----
+
What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 3?
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