Python 3.8.12
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index cfdfa59b..de36b5a 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 3
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 8
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 11
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 12
#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "3.8.11+"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.8.12"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
index 119e511..7e8d507 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Jun 28 12:07:21 2021
+# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Aug 30 16:25:18 2021
topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'**********************\n'
'\n'
@@ -10071,7 +10071,7 @@
'*start* and\n'
' *end* are interpreted as in slice notation.\n'
'\n'
- "str.encode(encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')\n"
+ 'str.encode(encoding="utf-8", errors="strict")\n'
'\n'
' Return an encoded version of the string as a bytes '
'object. Default\n'
@@ -10518,7 +10518,7 @@
'followed by\n'
' the string itself.\n'
'\n'
- 'str.rsplit(sep=None, maxsplit=- 1)\n'
+ 'str.rsplit(sep=None, maxsplit=-1)\n'
'\n'
' Return a list of the words in the string, using *sep* '
'as the\n'
@@ -10549,7 +10549,7 @@
" >>> 'mississippi'.rstrip('ipz')\n"
" 'mississ'\n"
'\n'
- 'str.split(sep=None, maxsplit=- 1)\n'
+ 'str.split(sep=None, maxsplit=-1)\n'
'\n'
' Return a list of the words in the string, using *sep* '
'as the\n'
@@ -11507,7 +11507,7 @@
' points. All the code points in the range "U+0000 - '
'U+10FFFF"\n'
' can be represented in a string. Python doesn’t have a '
- '*char*\n'
+ '"char"\n'
' type; instead, every code point in the string is '
'represented\n'
' as a string object with length "1". The built-in '
@@ -13291,7 +13291,7 @@
'| | "s[i:i] = '
'[x]") | |\n'
'+--------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------------+\n'
- '| "s.pop([i])" | retrieves the item at *i* '
+ '| "s.pop()" or "s.pop(i)" | retrieves the item at *i* '
'and | (2) |\n'
'| | also removes it from '
'*s* | |\n'
@@ -13754,7 +13754,7 @@
'| | "s[i:i] = '
'[x]") | |\n'
'+--------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------------+\n'
- '| "s.pop([i])" | retrieves the item at '
+ '| "s.pop()" or "s.pop(i)" | retrieves the item at '
'*i* and | (2) |\n'
'| | also removes it from '
'*s* | |\n'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.12.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.12.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64613a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.12.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+.. bpo: 42278
+.. date: 2021-08-29-12-39-44
+.. nonce: jvmQz_
+.. release date: 2021-08-30
+.. section: Security
+
+Replaced usage of :func:`tempfile.mktemp` with
+:class:`~tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` to avoid a potential race condition.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44394
+.. date: 2021-06-29-02-45-53
+.. nonce: A220N1
+.. section: Security
+
+Update the vendored copy of libexpat to 2.4.1 (from 2.2.8) to get the fix
+for the CVE-2013-0340 "Billion Laughs" vulnerability. This copy is most used
+on Windows and macOS.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 43124
+.. date: 2021-05-08-11-50-46
+.. nonce: 2CTM6M
+.. section: Security
+
+Made the internal ``putcmd`` function in :mod:`smtplib` sanitize input for
+presence of ``\r`` and ``\n`` characters to avoid (unlikely) command
+injection.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 36384
+.. date: 2021-03-30-16-29-51
+.. nonce: sCAmLs
+.. section: Security
+
+:mod:`ipaddress` module no longer accepts any leading zeros in IPv4 address
+strings. Leading zeros are ambiguous and interpreted as octal notation by
+some libraries. For example the legacy function :func:`socket.inet_aton`
+treats leading zeros as octal notation. glibc implementation of modern
+:func:`~socket.inet_pton` does not accept any leading zeros. For a while the
+:mod:`ipaddress` module used to accept ambiguous leading zeros.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44872
+.. date: 2021-08-09-16-16-03
+.. nonce: OKRlhK
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+Use new trashcan macros (Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN/END) in frameobject.c instead of
+the old ones (Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN/END).
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 33930
+.. date: 2021-08-09-14-29-52
+.. nonce: --5LQ-
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+Fix segmentation fault with deep recursion when cleaning method objects.
+Patch by Augusto Goulart and Pablo Galindo.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44856
+.. date: 2021-08-07-01-26-12
+.. nonce: 9rk3li
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+Fix reference leaks in the error paths of ``update_bases()`` and
+``__build_class__``. Patch by Pablo Galindo.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45001
+.. date: 2021-08-26-16-25-48
+.. nonce: tn_dKp
+.. section: Library
+
+Made email date parsing more robust against malformed input, namely a
+whitespace-only ``Date:`` header. Patch by Wouter Bolsterlee.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 30511
+.. date: 2021-07-20-21-03-18
+.. nonce: eMFkRi
+.. section: Documentation
+
+Clarify that :func:`shutil.make_archive` is not thread-safe due to reliance
+on changing the current working directory.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45007
+.. date: 2021-08-27-23-50-02
+.. nonce: NIBlVG
+.. section: Windows
+
+Update to OpenSSL 1.1.1l in Windows build
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45007
+.. date: 2021-08-30-00-04-10
+.. nonce: pixqUB
+.. section: macOS
+
+Update macOS installer builds to use OpenSSL 1.1.1l.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44689
+.. date: 2021-07-20-22-27-01
+.. nonce: mmT_xH
+.. section: macOS
+
+:meth:`ctypes.util.find_library` now works correctly on macOS 11 Big Sur
+even if Python is built on an older version of macOS. Previously, when
+built on older macOS systems, ``find_library`` was not able to find macOS
+system libraries when running on Big Sur due to changes in how system
+libraries are stored.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-07-01-26-12.bpo-44856.9rk3li.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-07-01-26-12.bpo-44856.9rk3li.rst
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index 1111d01..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-07-01-26-12.bpo-44856.9rk3li.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix reference leaks in the error paths of ``update_bases()`` and ``__build_class__``. Patch by Pablo Galindo.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-14-29-52.bpo-33930.--5LQ-.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-14-29-52.bpo-33930.--5LQ-.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 827dd3f..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-14-29-52.bpo-33930.--5LQ-.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix segmentation fault with deep recursion when cleaning method objects.
-Patch by Augusto Goulart and Pablo Galindo.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-16-16-03.bpo-44872.OKRlhK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-16-16-03.bpo-44872.OKRlhK.rst
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index 9a0d000..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-08-09-16-16-03.bpo-44872.OKRlhK.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use new trashcan macros (Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN/END) in frameobject.c instead of the old ones (Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN/END).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-07-20-21-03-18.bpo-30511.eMFkRi.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-07-20-21-03-18.bpo-30511.eMFkRi.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a358fb9..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-07-20-21-03-18.bpo-30511.eMFkRi.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Clarify that :func:`shutil.make_archive` is not thread-safe due to
-reliance on changing the current working directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-26-16-25-48.bpo-45001.tn_dKp.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-26-16-25-48.bpo-45001.tn_dKp.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 55cc409..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-26-16-25-48.bpo-45001.tn_dKp.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Made email date parsing more robust against malformed input, namely a
-whitespace-only ``Date:`` header. Patch by Wouter Bolsterlee.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-03-30-16-29-51.bpo-36384.sCAmLs.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-03-30-16-29-51.bpo-36384.sCAmLs.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e2926c..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-03-30-16-29-51.bpo-36384.sCAmLs.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-:mod:`ipaddress` module no longer accepts any leading zeros in IPv4 address
-strings. Leading zeros are ambiguous and interpreted as octal notation by
-some libraries. For example the legacy function :func:`socket.inet_aton`
-treats leading zeros as octal notation. glibc implementation of modern
-:func:`~socket.inet_pton` does not accept any leading zeros. For a while
-the :mod:`ipaddress` module used to accept ambiguous leading zeros.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-05-08-11-50-46.bpo-43124.2CTM6M.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-05-08-11-50-46.bpo-43124.2CTM6M.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e897d6c..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-05-08-11-50-46.bpo-43124.2CTM6M.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Made the internal ``putcmd`` function in :mod:`smtplib` sanitize input for
-presence of ``\r`` and ``\n`` characters to avoid (unlikely) command injection.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-06-29-02-45-53.bpo-44394.A220N1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-06-29-02-45-53.bpo-44394.A220N1.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e32563d..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-06-29-02-45-53.bpo-44394.A220N1.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Update the vendored copy of libexpat to 2.4.1 (from 2.2.8) to get the fix
-for the CVE-2013-0340 "Billion Laughs" vulnerability. This copy is most used
-on Windows and macOS.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-08-29-12-39-44.bpo-42278.jvmQz_.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-08-29-12-39-44.bpo-42278.jvmQz_.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index db880cd..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2021-08-29-12-39-44.bpo-42278.jvmQz_.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Replaced usage of :func:`tempfile.mktemp` with
-:class:`~tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` to avoid a potential race condition.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-08-27-23-50-02.bpo-45007.NIBlVG.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-08-27-23-50-02.bpo-45007.NIBlVG.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index fa076ee..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-08-27-23-50-02.bpo-45007.NIBlVG.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update to OpenSSL 1.1.1l in Windows build
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-07-20-22-27-01.bpo-44689.mmT_xH.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-07-20-22-27-01.bpo-44689.mmT_xH.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index b1e878d..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-07-20-22-27-01.bpo-44689.mmT_xH.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
- :meth:`ctypes.util.find_library` now works correctly on macOS 11 Big Sur
- even if Python is built on an older version of macOS. Previously, when
- built on older macOS systems, ``find_library`` was not able to find
- macOS system libraries when running on Big Sur due to changes in
- how system libraries are stored.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-08-30-00-04-10.bpo-45007.pixqUB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-08-30-00-04-10.bpo-45007.pixqUB.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e4f1ac6..0000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-08-30-00-04-10.bpo-45007.pixqUB.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update macOS installer builds to use OpenSSL 1.1.1l.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7910dc7..7ef8ea5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.8.11
+This is Python version 3.8.12
=============================
.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.8
