Collector #1621: Added BBB alias for 'whrandom' in AccessControl/DTML.py and...

Collector #1621:  Added BBB alias for 'whrandom' in AccessControl/DTML.py and RestrictedPython/Utilities.py.

The alias will be removed in Zope 2.10.

Collector #1894:  updated docstrings, removing references to whrandom.

doc/CHANGES.txt

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Zope Changes
 
     Bugs Fixed
 
+      - Collector #1621, #1894:  Added BBB alias for 'whrandom'
+        in AccessControl/DTML.py and RestrictedPython/Utilities.py.  The
+        alias will be removed in Zope 2.10.
+
       - Collector #1954: DocumentTemplate.DT_String:  remove non-XHTML
         wart from error message.
 

lib/python/AccessControl/DTML.py

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 $Id$
 """
 from DocumentTemplate import DT_Util
-import SecurityManagement, string, math, whrandom, random
+import SecurityManagement, string, math, random
 import DocumentTemplate.sequence
 
 from ZopeGuards import safe_builtins
 
+whrandom = random  # BBB: will be removed in Zope 2.10
+
 # RestrictedDTML is inserted by AccessControl.Implementation.
 
 
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ from ZopeGuards import safe_builtins
 DT_Util.TemplateDict.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
 string.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
 math.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
-whrandom.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
 random.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
 
 DocumentTemplate.sequence.__allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1

lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Util.py

@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ Python expression support
 
   - Special security-aware versions of 'getattr' and 'hasattr',
 
-  - The Python 'string', 'math', and 'whrandom' modules, and
+  - The Python 'string', 'math', modules,
+
+  - BBB alias for the Python 'whrandom' module (will be removed in
+    Zope 2.10),
 
   - A special function, 'test', that supports if-then expressions.
     The 'test' function accepts any number of arguments.  If the

lib/python/Products/PythonScripts/help/PythonScript.py

@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ class PythonScript:
 
           o math
 
-          o whrandom and random
+          o random
+
+          o whrandom (deprecated in Python; aliased BBB support will be
+            removed in Zope 2.10).
 
           o Products.PythonScripts.standard
 

lib/python/RestrictedPython/Utilities.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 __version__='$Revision: 1.7 $'[11:-2]
 
-import string, math, random, whrandom
+import string, math, random
 import DocumentTemplate.sequence
 
 utility_builtins = {}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ utility_builtins = {}
 utility_builtins['string'] = string
 utility_builtins['math'] = math
 utility_builtins['random'] = random
-utility_builtins['whrandom'] = whrandom
+utility_builtins['whrandom'] = random # BBB:  will be removed in Zope 2.10
 utility_builtins['sequence'] = DocumentTemplate.sequence
 
 try: