diff -r 1827b64cfce8 Doc/library/typing.rst --- a/Doc/library/typing.rst Fri Jan 20 08:33:06 2017 +0200 +++ b/Doc/library/typing.rst Fri Jan 20 15:54:07 2017 +0100 @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ **Source code:** :source:`Lib/typing.py` +.. note:: + + The typing module has been included in the standard library on a + :term:`provisional basis `. New features might + be added and API may change even between minor releases if deemed + necessary by the core developers. + -------------- This module supports type hints as specified by :pep:`484` and :pep:`526`. diff -r 1827b64cfce8 Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst Fri Jan 20 08:33:06 2017 +0200 +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst Fri Jan 20 15:54:07 2017 +0100 @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ :ref:`Local Time Disambiguation `. * The :mod:`typing` module received a number of - :ref:`improvements ` and is no longer provisional. + :ref:`improvements `. * The :mod:`tracemalloc` module has been significantly reworked and is now used to provide better output for :exc:`ResourceWarning` @@ -1544,11 +1544,8 @@ typing ------ -Starting with Python 3.6 the :mod:`typing` module is no longer provisional -and its API is considered stable. - -Since the :mod:`typing` module was :term:`provisional ` -in Python 3.5, all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been +Since the :mod:`typing` module is :term:`provisional `, +all changes introduced in Python 3.6 have also been backported to Python 3.5.x. The :mod:`typing` module has a much improved support for generic type diff -r 1827b64cfce8 Misc/NEWS --- a/Misc/NEWS Fri Jan 20 08:33:06 2017 +0200 +++ b/Misc/NEWS Fri Jan 20 15:54:07 2017 +0100 @@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Library ------- +- Issue #29316: Restore the provisional status of typing module, add + corresponding note to documentation. Patch by Ivan L. + - Issue #29219: Fixed infinite recursion in the repr of uninitialized ctypes.CDLL instances.