From: Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:19:56 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: [Patch #679505] Document that the rotor module is deprecated
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~1044
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fb5f48542d75e2629a45849390a598f0e19ac5af;p=python

[Patch #679505] Document that the rotor module is deprecated
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 57b2459c30..01f2c34081 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ Extension modules
   Subsumed the times() function into repeat().
   Added chain() and cycle().
 
+- The rotor module is now deprecated; the encryption algorithm it uses 
+  is not believed to be secure, and including crypto code with Python
+  has implications for exporting and importing it in various countries.
+
 - The socket module now always uses the _socketobject wrapper class, even on
   platforms which have dup(2).  The makefile() method is built directly
   on top of the socket without duplicating the file descriptor, allowing