Issue #8850: Remove "w" and "w#" formats from PyArg_Parse*() functions, use
"w*" format instead. Add tests for "w*" format.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c6a8c6e..1073cd6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
error handlers, the decoder only supports "strict" and "ignore" error
handlers. Patch written by Mark Hammond.
+- Issue #8850: Remove "w" and "w#" formats from PyArg_Parse*() functions, use
+ "w*" format instead. Add tests for "w*" format.
+
- Issue #8592: PyArg_Parse*() functions raise a TypeError for "y", "u" and "Z"
formats if the string contains a null byte/character. Write unit tests for
string formats.