Doc: Update Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE in docs (GH-96273)

da-woods · web-flow · commit 9625de6fab45 · 2022-08-30T17:31:14.000+09:00
It is now deprecated and the docs should reflect that.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -2005,9 +2005,6 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
           PyErr_Restore(error_type, error_value, error_traceback);
       }
 
-   For this field to be taken into account (even through inheritance),
-   you must also set the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE` flags bit.
-
    Also, note that, in a garbage collected Python,
    :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dealloc` may be called from
    any Python thread, not just the thread which created the object (if the object
@@ -2025,6 +2022,12 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
+
+      Before version 3.8 it was necessary to set the
+      :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE` flags bit in order for this field to be
+      used.  This is no longer required.
+
    .. seealso:: "Safe object finalization" (:pep:`442`)
 
 
