Merge branch 'master' into deprecate-buffer-as-string-in-builtins

python · serhiy-storchaka · Mar 23, 2017 · Mar 23, 2017 · Oct 12, 2017 · Oct 12, 2017
commit b4dd83188f09305454e075d7217e7c03f4872d60
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
@@ -464,11 +464,42 @@ Deprecated
   now deprecated.  It never correctly worked. (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka
   in :issue:`28692`.)
 
+- The :mod:`macpath` is now deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.8.
+
 - Deprecated using :term:`bytes-like objects <bytes-like object>` except
   :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray` in builtins :class:`int`,
   :class:`float`, :func:`compile`, :func:`eval` and :func:`exec`.
   (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`27572`.)
 
+Changes in the C API
+--------------------
+
+- The type of results of :c:func:`PyThread_start_new_thread` and
+  :c:func:`PyThread_get_thread_ident`, and the *id* parameter of
+  :c:func:`PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc` changed from :c:type:`long` to
+  :c:type:`unsigned long`.
+  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`6532`.)
+
+- :c:func:`PyUnicode_AsWideCharString` now raises a :exc:`ValueError` if the
+  second argument is *NULL* and the :c:type:`wchar_t*` string contains null
+  characters.  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`30708`.)
+
+
+Windows Only
+------------
+- The python launcher, (py.exe), can accept 32 & 64 bit specifiers **without**
+  having to specify a minor version as well. So ``py -3-32`` and ``py -3-64``
+  become valid as well as ``py -3.7-32``, also the -*m*-64 and -*m.n*-64 forms
+  are now accepted to force 64 bit python even if 32 bit would have otherwise
+  been used. If the specified version is not available py.exe will error exit.
+  (Contributed by Steve Barnes in :issue:`30291`.)
+
+- The launcher can be run as "py -0" to produce a list of the installed pythons,
+  *with default marked with an asterix*. Running "py -0p" will include the paths.
+  If py is run with a version specifier that cannot be matched it will also print
+  the *short form* list of available specifiers.
+  (Contributed by Steve Barnes in :issue:`30362`.)
+
 Removed
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