From 8553bd2f06405320d27129e8336d9655ae25e72c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Merickel Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 13:53:20 -0600 Subject: update whatsnew --- docs/whatsnew-1.8.rst | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/whatsnew-1.8.rst b/docs/whatsnew-1.8.rst index 9185f1ae2..9f55ad60a 100644 --- a/docs/whatsnew-1.8.rst +++ b/docs/whatsnew-1.8.rst @@ -150,9 +150,18 @@ Feature Additions Deprecations ------------ -- The ``pcreate`` script and related scaffolds have been deprecated in favor - of the popular - `cookiecutter `_ project. +- The ``pcreate`` script and the core scaffolds (``starter``, ``alchemy`` and + ``zodb``) have been deprecated. + + They have been replaced with the decision to embrace the popular + `cookiecutter `_ project + as a best-of-breed project templating solution. + + ``pcreate`` was originally introduced when very few alternatives existed + that supported Python 3. Fortunately the situation has improved and + with possible tooling support for cookiecutters being discussed by major + IDEs, and the simplicity of the jinja2 syntax, it is exciting to embrace + the project moving forward! All of Pyramid's official scaffolds as well as the tutorials have been ported to cookiecutters: -- cgit v1.2.3