Rename copy_reg module to copyreg.
Updated documentation.
Merged revisions 63042 via svnmerge from
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk

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  r63042 | alexandre.vassalotti | 2008-05-11 04:25:28 -0400 (Sun, 11 May 2008) | 5 lines

  Added module stub for copy_reg renaming in 3.0.
  Renamed copy_reg to copyreg in the standard library, to avoid
  spurious warnings and ease later merging to py3k branch. Public
  documentation remains intact.
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diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index bbc81bc..f87b8a8 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
 
 def dash_R(the_module, test, indirect_test, huntrleaks):
     # This code is hackish and inelegant, but it seems to do the job.
-    import copy_reg, _abcoll
+    import copyreg, _abcoll
 
     if not hasattr(sys, 'gettotalrefcount'):
         raise Exception("Tracking reference leaks requires a debug build "
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
 
     # Save current values for dash_R_cleanup() to restore.
     fs = warnings.filters[:]
-    ps = copy_reg.dispatch_table.copy()
+    ps = copyreg.dispatch_table.copy()
     pic = sys.path_importer_cache.copy()
     abcs = {}
     for abc in [getattr(_abcoll, a) for a in _abcoll.__all__]:
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
         refrep.close()
 
 def dash_R_cleanup(fs, ps, pic, abcs):
-    import gc, copy_reg
+    import gc, copyreg
     import _strptime, linecache
     import urlparse, urllib, urllib2, mimetypes, doctest
     import struct, filecmp, _abcoll
@@ -738,8 +738,8 @@
 
     # Restore some original values.
     warnings.filters[:] = fs
-    copy_reg.dispatch_table.clear()
-    copy_reg.dispatch_table.update(ps)
+    copyreg.dispatch_table.clear()
+    copyreg.dispatch_table.update(ps)
     sys.path_importer_cache.clear()
     sys.path_importer_cache.update(pic)