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diff --git a/docs/differences/python_38.rst b/docs/differences/python_38.rst index 47840a8b4..32fd68d2c 100644 --- a/docs/differences/python_38.rst +++ b/docs/differences/python_38.rst @@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ Python 3.8 Python 3.8.0 (final) was released on the 14 October 2019. The Features for 3.8 are defined in `PEP 569 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0569/#id9>`_ and -a detailed description of the changes can be found in What's New in `Python +a detailed description of the changes can be found in `What's New in Python 3.8. <https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html>`_ +.. table:: + :widths: 20 60 20 + +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ - | **Features:** | Status | + | **Features** | **Status** | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ | `PEP 570 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0570/>`_ | Positional-only arguments | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ - | `PEP 572 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572/>`_ | Assignment Expressions | | + | `PEP 572 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572/>`_ | Assignment Expressions | Complete | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ | `PEP 574 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0574/>`_ | Pickle protocol 5 with out-of-band data | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ @@ -25,13 +28,16 @@ a detailed description of the changes can be found in What's New in `Python +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------+ | **Miscellaneous** | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ - | f-strings support = for self-documenting expressions and debugging | Completed | + | f-strings support = for self-documenting expressions and debugging | Complete | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ Other Language Changes: +.. table:: + :widths: 90 10 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | A *continue* statement was illegal in the *finally* clause due to a problem with the implementation. In | Completed | + | A *continue* statement was illegal in the *finally* clause due to a problem with the implementation. In | Complete | | Python 3.8 this restriction was lifted | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | The *bool*, *int* , and *fractions.Fraction* types now have an *as_integer_ratio()* method like that found | | @@ -72,14 +78,17 @@ Other Language Changes: Changes to built-in modules: +.. table:: + :widths: 90 10 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | `asyncio` | + | `asyncio <https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#asyncio>`_ | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | *asyncio.run()* has graduated from the provisional to stable API | Completed | + | *asyncio.run()* has graduated from the provisional to stable API | Complete | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Running *python -m asyncio* launches a natively async REPL | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | The exception *asyncio.CancelledError* now inherits from *BaseException* rather than *Exception* and no | Completed | + | The exception *asyncio.CancelledError* now inherits from *BaseException* rather than *Exception* and no | Complete | | longer inherits from *concurrent.futures.CancelledError* | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Added *asyncio.Task.get_coro()* for getting the wrapped coroutine within an *asyncio.Task* | | @@ -90,12 +99,12 @@ Changes to built-in modules: | Added support for Happy Eyeballs to *asyncio.loop.create_connection()*. To specify the behavior, two new | | | parameters have been added: *happy_eyeballs_delay* and interleave. | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | `gc` | + | `gc <https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#gc>`_ | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | *get_objects()* can now receive an optional generation parameter indicating a generation to get objects | | | from. (Note, though, that while *gc* is a built-in, *get_objects()* is not implemented for MicroPython) | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | `math` | + | `math <https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#math>`_ | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Added new function *math.dist()* for computing Euclidean distance between two points | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ @@ -109,9 +118,9 @@ Changes to built-in modules: | Added a new function *math.isqrt()* for computing accurate integer square roots without conversion to | | | floating point | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | The function *math.factorial()* no longer accepts arguments that are not int-like | Completed | + | The function *math.factorial()* no longer accepts arguments that are not int-like | Complete | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ - | `sys` | + | `sys <https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#sys>`_ | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Add new *sys.unraisablehook()* function which can be overridden to control how "unraisable exceptions" | | | are handled | | |