I have to comment on this one: "Docstrings now have their leading indentation stripped"
Incredibly useful! Kind Regards, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer about <https://compileralchemy.github.io/> | blog <https://www.pythonkitchen.com> github <https://github.com/Abdur-RahmaanJ> Mauritius On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 11:18 PM Thomas Wouters via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > *It’s time to eclipse the Python 3.11.9 release with two releases*, one of > which is the *very last alpha release of Python 3.13*: > < > https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-3-and-3-13-0a6-released/50601#python-3123-1 > >Python > 3.12.3 > > 300+ of the finest commits went into this latest maintenance release of the > latest Python version, the most stablest, securest, bugfreeest we could > make it. > https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3123/ > < > https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-3-and-3-13-0a6-released/50601#python-3130a6-2 > >Python > 3.13.0a6 > > What’s that? The last alpha release? Just one more month until feature > freeze! Get your features done, get your bugs fixed, let’s get 3.13.0 ready > for people to actually use! Until then, let’s test with alpha 6. The > highlights of 3.13 you ask? Well: > > - In the interactive interpreter, exception tracebacks are now colorized > by default > <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#improved-error-messages > >. > - A preliminary, *experimental* JIT was added > < > https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#experimental-jit-compiler>, > providing the ground work for significant performance improvements. > - The (cyclic) garbage collector is now incremental > < > https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#incremental-garbage-collection > >, > which should mean shorter pauses for collection in programs with a lot > of > objects. > - Docstrings now have their leading indentation stripped > <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#other-language-changes > >, > reducing memory use and the size of .pyc files. (Most tools handling > docstrings already strip leading indentation.) > - The dbm module <https://docs.python.org/dev/library/dbm.html> has a > new dbm.sqlite3 backend > <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#id1> that is used by > default when creating new files. > - PEP 594 (Removing dead batteries from the standard library) > <https://peps.python.org/pep-0594/> scheduled removals of many > deprecated modules: aifc, audioop, chunk, cgi, cgitb, crypt, imghdr, > mailcap, msilib, nis, nntplib, ossaudiodev, pipes, sndhdr, spwd, sunau, > telnetlib, uu, xdrlib, lib2to3. > - Many other removals > <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#removed> of deprecated > classes, functions and methods in various standard library modules. > - New deprecations > <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#deprecated>, most of > which are scheduled for removal from Python 3.15 or 3.16. > - C API removals <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#id10> > and deprecations <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.13.html#id9>. > (Some removals present in alpha 1 were reverted in alpha 2, as the > removals > were deemed too disruptive at this time.) > > (Hey, *fellow core developer,* if a feature you find important is missing > from this list, let Thomas know <tho...@python.org>. It’s getting to be > really important now!) > https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a6/ > < > https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-3-and-3-13-0a6-released/50601#we-hope-you-enjoy-the-new-releases-3 > >We > hope you enjoy the new releases! > > Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and > these releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by > volunteering yourself, or through contributions to the Python Software > Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/> or CPython itself > <https://github.com/sponsors/python>. > > Thomas “can you tell I haven’t had coffee today” Wouters > on behalf of your release team, > > Ned Deily > Steve Dower > Pablo Galindo Salgado > Łukasz Langa > -- > Thomas Wouters <tho...@python.org> > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
