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Title: [docs] Confusing deprecation notice for typing.IO
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.11, Python 3.10, Python 3.9
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: DonnaDia, JelleZijlstra, docs@python, gvanrossum, kj, lukasz.langa, miss-islington, rittneje, srittau
Priority: normal Keywords: easy, newcomer friendly, patch

Created on 2021-08-16 13:22 by rittneje, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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URL Status Linked Edit
PR 28004 merged DonnaDia, 2021-08-27 18:38
PR 28084 merged miss-islington, 2021-08-31 09:44
Messages (8)
msg399655 - (view) Author: Jesse Rittner (rittneje) Date: 2021-08-16 13:22
The docs for typing.IO, typing.TextIO, and typing.BinaryIO include a confusing deprecation notice. https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.IO

> Deprecated since version 3.8, will be removed in version 3.12: These types are also in the typing.io namespace, which was never supported by type checkers and will be removed.

As per the discussion on https://github.com/python/typing/issues/834, this deprecation notice only refers to the typing.io package, which is confusing. It would be helpful to rephrase it for clarity.
msg399658 - (view) Author: Ken Jin (kj) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-08-16 15:34
@rittneje, would you like to submit a PR for this? We can help if you'd like to.
msg399818 - (view) Author: Jesse Rittner (rittneje) Date: 2021-08-18 03:55
@kj I'm not sure if I'll have the time, but for reference, is this what the PR would be raised against? https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/main/Doc/library/typing.rst
msg399831 - (view) Author: Ken Jin (kj) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-08-18 10:17
Yep! You can choose to add a new section under "Other concrete types", maybe "typing.io and typing.re submodules" then talk about how we could import from them in the past, but they're now deprecated and going to be removed.

Alternatively, you can remove the existing notice, and just place a big note (..note::) underneath with the content above.

> I'm not sure if I'll have the time

No worries. We're not in a hurry. If you haven't checked it out already (and to save you some time) the devguide is here:
https://devguide.python.org/pullrequest/#quick-guide

You can probably skip some parts (like running tests) for a docs-only change. The main things are:
1. Please sign the CLA https://devguide.python.org/pullrequest/#licensing.
2. Make the change on main branch and send a PR over.

We can review your changes once the PR is open. Thanks for your interest in contributing! (once again, no pressure, if you feel at any time you're too busy to take this up, it's perfectly okay).
msg400437 - (view) Author: Diana (DonnaDia) * Date: 2021-08-27 18:25
Hi, I can handle this. I will provide a pull request within 3 days.
msg400702 - (view) Author: Ken Jin (kj) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-08-31 09:44
New changeset edae42f99f8153b92ccf365dbd1c2fa954f913b4 by DonnaDia in branch 'main':
bpo-44925: [docs] Fix confusing deprecation notice for typing.IO (GH-28004)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/edae42f99f8153b92ccf365dbd1c2fa954f913b4
msg400704 - (view) Author: miss-islington (miss-islington) Date: 2021-08-31 10:07
New changeset 1d0c5596142eeb35fea172c3642e23aeca128f5d by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
bpo-44925: [docs] Fix confusing deprecation notice for typing.IO (GH-28004)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1d0c5596142eeb35fea172c3642e23aeca128f5d
msg400705 - (view) Author: Łukasz Langa (lukasz.langa) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-08-31 10:09
Thanks for the report, Jesse, and Diana for the fix! ✨ 🍰 ✨
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:48adminsetgithub: 89088
2021-08-31 10:09:39lukasz.langasetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + lukasz.langa
messages: + msg400705

resolution: fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2021-08-31 10:07:53miss-islingtonsetmessages: + msg400704
2021-08-31 09:44:39kjsetmessages: + msg400702
2021-08-31 09:44:37miss-islingtonsetnosy: + miss-islington
pull_requests: + pull_request26527
2021-08-27 18:38:09DonnaDiasetkeywords: + patch
stage: patch review
pull_requests: + pull_request26446
2021-08-27 18:25:38DonnaDiasetnosy: + DonnaDia
messages: + msg400437
2021-08-18 15:48:56JelleZijlstrasetnosy: + JelleZijlstra
2021-08-18 10:17:14kjsetmessages: + msg399831
2021-08-18 03:55:17rittnejesetmessages: + msg399818
2021-08-16 15:34:11kjsetmessages: + msg399658
2021-08-16 15:26:32kjsettitle: Confusing deprecation notice for typing.IO -> [docs] Confusing deprecation notice for typing.IO
nosy: + srittau, kj, gvanrossum, docs@python

assignee: docs@python
versions: - Python 3.8
components: + Documentation, - Library (Lib)
keywords: + easy, newcomer friendly
2021-08-16 13:22:03rittnejecreate