python · corona10 · Nov 25, 2020 · Nov 23, 2020 · Nov 23, 2020 · Nov 24, 2020
diff --git a/Doc/library/formatter.rst b/Doc/library/formatter.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/index.rst b/Doc/library/index.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ the `Python Package Index <https://pypi.org>`_.
    custominterp.rst
    modules.rst
    language.rst
-   misc.rst
    windows.rst
    unix.rst
    superseded.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/misc.rst b/Doc/library/misc.rst
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ Removed
   :c:func:`PyParser_SimpleParseFileFlags` and :c:func:`PyNode_Compile`
   that were deprecated in 3.9 due to the switch to the new PEG parser.
 
+* Removed the ``formatter`` module, which was deprecated in Python 3.4.
+  It is somewhat obsolete, little used, and not tested. It was originally
+  scheduled to be removed in Python 3.6, but such removals were delayed until
+  after Python 2.7 EOL. Existing users should copy whatever classes they use
+  into their code.
+  (Contributed by Dong-hee Na and Terry J. Reedy in :issue:`42299`.)
 
 Porting to Python 3.10
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