bpo-23835: [docs] configparser converts defaults to strings (#3176)
Title says all.
diff --git a/Doc/library/configparser.rst b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
index 61eab4e..c31a7e9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/configparser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
@@ -944,6 +944,11 @@
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The *converters* argument was added.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.7
+ The *defaults* argument is read with :meth:`read_dict()`,
+ providing consistent behavior across the parser: non-string
+ keys and values are implicitly converted to strings.
+
.. method:: defaults()
@@ -1325,4 +1330,3 @@
.. [1] Config parsers allow for heavy customization. If you are interested in
changing the behaviour outlined by the footnote reference, consult the
`Customizing Parser Behaviour`_ section.
-
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 21fc6bb..e3e02eb 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1578,6 +1578,7 @@
Christian Tismer
Jim Tittsler
Frank J. Tobin
+James Tocknell
Bennett Todd
R Lindsay Todd
Eugene Toder
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-08-21-16-06-19.bpo-23835.da_4Kz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-08-21-16-06-19.bpo-23835.da_4Kz.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-08-21-16-06-19.bpo-23835.da_4Kz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+configparser: reading defaults in the ``ConfigParser()`` constructor is now
+using ``read_dict()``, making its behavior consistent with the rest of the
+parser. Non-string keys and values in the defaults dictionary are now being
+implicitly converted to strings. Patch by James Tocknell.