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gh-154757: Remove the deprecated Py_UNICODE type
fedonman Jul 27, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into remove-py-unicode-typedef
fedonman Aug 19, 2026
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Address review: Py_UNICODE was removed in 3.16, not Python 4
fedonman Aug 28, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into remove-py-unicode-typedef
fedonman Sep 26, 2026
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Address review: remove PY_UNICODE_TYPE as well
fedonman Oct 26, 2026
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Address review: Py_UNICODE was removed in 3.16, not Python 4
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Expand Up @@ -2265,8 +2265,8 @@ Deprecated Python modules, functions and methods
Deprecated functions and types of the C API
-------------------------------------------

The :c:type:`!Py_UNICODE` has been deprecated by :pep:`393` and will be
removed in Python 4. All functions using this type are deprecated:
The :c:type:`!Py_UNICODE` has been deprecated by :pep:`393` and was
removed in Python 3.16. All functions using this type are deprecated:

Unicode functions and methods using :c:type:`!Py_UNICODE` and
``Py_UNICODE*`` types:
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Deprecated features
-------------------

The :mod:`array` module's ``'u'`` format code is now deprecated and will be
removed in Python 4 together with the rest of the (:c:type:`!Py_UNICODE`) API.
The :mod:`array` module's ``'u'`` format code is now deprecated and was later
removed in Python 3.16 together with the rest of the (:c:type:`!Py_UNICODE`)
API.


Porting to Python 3.3
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