bpo-44638: Add a reference to the zipp project and hint as to how to use it. (GH-27188)

jaraco · web-flow · commit 29358e93f2bb · 2021-07-16T06:14:54.000-07:00
Automerge-Triggered-By: GH:jaraco
diff --git a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
@@ -566,6 +566,10 @@ Path objects are traversable using the ``/`` operator or ``joinpath``.
       Prior to 3.10, ``joinpath`` was undocumented and accepted
       exactly one parameter.
 
+The `zipp <https://pypi.org/project/zipp>`_ project provides backports
+of the latest path object functionality to older Pythons. Use
+``zipp.Path`` in place of ``zipfile.Path`` for early access to
+changes.
 
 .. _pyzipfile-objects:
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-07-16-08-57-27.bpo-44638.EwYKne.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-07-16-08-57-27.bpo-44638.EwYKne.rst
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+Add a reference to the zipp project and hint as to how to use it.

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