New generator os.walk() does a bit more than os.path.walk() does, and
seems much easier to use. Code, docs, NEWS, and additions to test_os.py
(testing this sucker is a bitch!).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f3fef11..a6eb469 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
Subsumed the times() function into repeat().
Added chain() and cycle().
-- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses
+- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses
is not believed to be secure, and including crypto code with Python
has implications for exporting and importing it in various countries.
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@
Library
-------
+- New generator function os.walk() is an easy-to-use alternative to
+ os.path.walk(). See os module docs for details. os.path.walk()
+ isn't deprecated at this time, but may become deprecated in a
+ future release.
+
- Added new module "platform" which provides a wide range of tools
for querying platform dependent features.