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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@dropbox.com>2013-11-22 11:57:35 -0800
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@dropbox.com>2013-11-22 11:57:35 -0800
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parent5467da860cc0884b0ce2f2a0456f5955845d5450 (diff)
downloadcpython-git-aa407758176affde0c81301e3c8856dd73e6b1c3.tar.gz
Add note to asyncore/asynchat recommending asyncio for new code.
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/asynchat.rst3
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diff --git a/Doc/library/asynchat.rst b/Doc/library/asynchat.rst
index 55c61d7e68..7050f0c5a3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asynchat.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asynchat.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
--------------
+Note: This module exists for backwards compatibility only. For new code we
+recommend using :module:`asyncio`.
+
This module builds on the :mod:`asyncore` infrastructure, simplifying
asynchronous clients and servers and making it easier to handle protocols
whose elements are terminated by arbitrary strings, or are of variable length.
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncore.rst b/Doc/library/asyncore.rst
index 8f494d0e58..d0a30f8ae6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncore.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncore.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
--------------
+Note: This module exists for backwards compatibility only. For new code we
+recommend using :module:`asyncio`.
+
This module provides the basic infrastructure for writing asynchronous socket
service clients and servers.