18 files changed, 252 insertions, 123 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index 2965bc931a..7d9eefb1ea 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -1147,46 +1147,6 @@ Python-level trace functions in previous versions.
    :c:func:`PyEval_SetProfile`, except the tracing function does receive line-number
    events.
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetCallStats(PyObject *self)
-
-   Return a tuple of function call counts.  There are constants defined for the
-   positions within the tuple:
-
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | Name                          | Value |
-   +===============================+=======+
-   | :const:`PCALL_ALL`            | 0     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_FUNCTION`       | 1     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_FAST_FUNCTION`  | 2     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_FASTER_FUNCTION`| 3     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_METHOD`         | 4     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_BOUND_METHOD`   | 5     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_CFUNCTION`      | 6     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_TYPE`           | 7     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_GENERATOR`      | 8     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_OTHER`          | 9     |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-   | :const:`PCALL_POP`            | 10    |
-   +-------------------------------+-------+
-
-   :const:`PCALL_FAST_FUNCTION` means no argument tuple needs to be created.
-   :const:`PCALL_FASTER_FUNCTION` means that the fast-path frame setup code is used.
-
-   If there is a method call where the call can be optimized by changing
-   the argument tuple and calling the function directly, it gets recorded
-   twice.
-
-   This function is only present if Python is compiled with :const:`CALL_PROFILE`
-   defined.
 
 .. _advanced-debugging:
 
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
index b761c808fc..754dedc1c6 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
@@ -244,63 +244,82 @@ Object Protocol
    and ``0`` otherwise.  This function always succeeds.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 
-   Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the
-   tuple *args*, and named arguments given by the dictionary *kw*. If no named
-   arguments are needed, *kw* may be *NULL*. *args* must not be *NULL*, use an
-   empty tuple if no arguments are needed. Returns the result of the call on
-   success, or *NULL* on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression
-   ``callable_object(*args, **kw)``.
+   Call a callable Python object *callable*, with arguments given by the
+   tuple *args*, and named arguments given by the dictionary *kwargs*.
 
+   *args* must not be *NULL*, use an empty tuple if no arguments are needed.
+   If no named arguments are needed, *kwargs* can be *NULL*.
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
+   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.
 
-   Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the
-   tuple *args*.  If no arguments are needed, then *args* may be *NULL*.  Returns
-   the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.  This is the equivalent
-   of the Python expression ``callable_object(*args)``.
+   This is the equivalent of the Python expression:
+   ``callable(*args, **kwargs)``.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args)
+
+   Call a callable Python object *callable*, with arguments given by the
+   tuple *args*.  If no arguments are needed, then *args* can be *NULL*.
+
+   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.
+
+   This is the equivalent of the Python expression: ``callable(*args)``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, const char *format, ...)
 
    Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of C arguments.
    The C arguments are described using a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` style format
-   string.  The format may be *NULL*, indicating that no arguments are provided.
-   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.  This is the
-   equivalent of the Python expression ``callable(*args)``. Note that if you only
-   pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args, :c:func:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a
-   faster alternative.
+   string.  The format can be *NULL*, indicating that no arguments are provided.
+
+   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.
+
+   This is the equivalent of the Python expression: ``callable(*args)``.
+
+   Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+   :c:func:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
       The type of *format* was changed from ``char *``.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, const char *method, const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *obj, const char *name, const char *format, ...)
 
-   Call the method named *method* of object *o* with a variable number of C
+   Call the method named *name* of object *obj* with a variable number of C
    arguments.  The C arguments are described by a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` format
-   string that should  produce a tuple.  The format may be *NULL*, indicating that
-   no arguments are provided. Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL*
-   on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o.method(args)``.
+   string that should  produce a tuple.
+
+   The format can be *NULL*, indicating that no arguments are provided.
+
+   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.
+
+   This is the equivalent of the Python expression:
+   ``obj.name(arg1, arg2, ...)``.
+
    Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
    :c:func:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
-      The types of *method* and *format* were changed from ``char *``.
+      The types of *name* and *format* were changed from ``char *``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
 
    Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of
    :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments.  The arguments are provided as a variable number
-   of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
-   *NULL* on failure.
+   of parameters followed by *NULL*.
+
+   Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure.
+
+   This is the equivalent of the Python expression:
+   ``callable(arg1, arg2, ...)``.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
 
-   Calls a method of the object *o*, where the name of the method is given as a
+   Calls a method of the Python object *obj*, where the name of the method is given as a
    Python string object in *name*.  It is called with a variable number of
    :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments.  The arguments are provided as a variable number
    of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index ac6fd0b53f..2f0081aa3d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -727,11 +727,11 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
       typedef int (*setter)(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
 
       typedef struct PyGetSetDef {
-          char *name;    /* attribute name */
-          getter get;    /* C function to get the attribute */
-          setter set;    /* C function to set or delete the attribute */
-          char *doc;     /* optional doc string */
-          void *closure; /* optional additional data for getter and setter */
+          const char *name; /* attribute name */
+          getter get;       /* C function to get the attribute */
+          setter set;       /* C function to set or delete the attribute */
+          const char *doc;  /* optional doc string */
+          void *closure;    /* optional additional data for getter and setter */
       } PyGetSetDef;
 
 
diff --git a/Doc/extending/newtypes.rst b/Doc/extending/newtypes.rst
index b8ce437787..118f336ae1 100644
--- a/Doc/extending/newtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/extending/newtypes.rst
@@ -1138,11 +1138,11 @@ in the instance.  A variety of primitive C types are supported, and access may
 be read-only or read-write.  The structures in the table are defined as::
 
    typedef struct PyMemberDef {
-       char *name;
-       int   type;
-       int   offset;
-       int   flags;
-       char *doc;
+       const char *name;
+       int         type;
+       int         offset;
+       int         flags;
+       const char *doc;
    } PyMemberDef;
 
 For each entry in the table, a :term:`descriptor` will be constructed and added to the
diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst
index 4da6e095d1..c8ff5b826d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/io.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/io.rst
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ I/O Base Classes
       A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised if the underlying raw stream is in
       non blocking-mode, and has no data available at the moment.
 
-   .. method:: read1(size=-1)
+   .. method:: read1([size])
 
       Read and return up to *size* bytes, with at most one call to the
       underlying raw stream's :meth:`~RawIOBase.read` (or
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ I/O Base Classes
       implementing your own buffering on top of a :class:`BufferedIOBase`
       object.
 
+      If *size* is ``-1`` (the default), an arbitrary number of bytes are
+      returned (more than zero unless EOF is reached).
+
    .. method:: readinto(b)
 
       Read bytes into a pre-allocated, writable
@@ -628,13 +631,16 @@ than raw I/O does.
       Return :class:`bytes` containing the entire contents of the buffer.
 
 
-   .. method:: read1()
+   .. method:: read1([size])
+
+      In :class:`BytesIO`, this is the same as :meth:`~BufferedIOBase.read`.
 
-      In :class:`BytesIO`, this is the same as :meth:`read`.
+      .. versionchanged:: 3.7
+         The *size* argument is now optional.
 
-   .. method:: readinto1()
+   .. method:: readinto1(b)
 
-      In :class:`BytesIO`, this is the same as :meth:`readinto`.
+      In :class:`BytesIO`, this is the same as :meth:`~BufferedIOBase.readinto`.
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
@@ -664,12 +670,15 @@ than raw I/O does.
       Read and return *size* bytes, or if *size* is not given or negative, until
       EOF or if the read call would block in non-blocking mode.
 
-   .. method:: read1(size)
+   .. method:: read1([size])
 
       Read and return up to *size* bytes with only one call on the raw stream.
       If at least one byte is buffered, only buffered bytes are returned.
       Otherwise, one raw stream read call is made.
 
+      .. versionchanged:: 3.7
+         The *size* argument is now optional.
+
 
 .. class:: BufferedWriter(raw, buffer_size=DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 7ef4cbeee7..adf3ddde23 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ form.
       Unknown escapes in *pattern* consisting of ``'\'`` and an ASCII letter
       now are errors.
 
-   .. deprecated-removed:: 3.5 3.7
-      Unknown escapes in *repl* consisting of ``'\'`` and an ASCII letter now raise
-      a deprecation warning and will be forbidden in Python 3.7.
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.7
+      Unknown escapes in *repl* consisting of ``'\'`` and an ASCII letter
+      now are errors.
 
 
 .. function:: subn(pattern, repl, string, count=0, flags=0)
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 9c10867160..252b6db407 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -664,6 +664,12 @@ The :mod:`socket` module also offers various network-related services:
    where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a no-op;
    otherwise, it performs a 2-byte swap operation.
 
+   .. deprecated:: 3.7
+      In case *x* does not fit in 16-bit unsigned integer, but does fit in a
+      positive C int, it is silently truncated to 16-bit unsigned integer.
+      This silent truncation feature is deprecated, and will raise an
+      exception in future versions of Python.
+
 
 .. function:: htonl(x)
 
@@ -678,6 +684,12 @@ The :mod:`socket` module also offers various network-related services:
    where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a no-op;
    otherwise, it performs a 2-byte swap operation.
 
+   .. deprecated:: 3.7
+      In case *x* does not fit in 16-bit unsigned integer, but does fit in a
+      positive C int, it is silently truncated to 16-bit unsigned integer.
+      This silent truncation feature is deprecated, and will raise an
+      exception in future versions of Python.
+
 
 .. function:: inet_aton(ip_string)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
index ad2abe8245..ea065b897e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -608,12 +608,6 @@ Instances of the :class:`Popen` class have the following methods:
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       *timeout* was added.
 
-   .. deprecated:: 3.4
-
-      Do not use the *endtime* parameter.  It is was unintentionally
-      exposed in 3.3 but was left undocumented as it was intended to be
-      private for internal use.  Use *timeout* instead.
-
 .. method:: Popen.communicate(input=None, timeout=None)
 
    Interact with process: Send data to stdin.  Read data from stdout and stderr,
diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
index 2d14a1dd18..f8ef83a45d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst
@@ -404,6 +404,15 @@ always available.
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
+.. function:: getandroidapilevel()
+
+   Return the build time API version of Android as an integer.
+
+   Availability: Android.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.7
+
+
 .. function:: getcheckinterval()
 
    Return the interpreter's "check interval"; see :func:`setcheckinterval`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/timeit.rst b/Doc/library/timeit.rst
index 3b772765ac..4065808854 100644
--- a/Doc/library/timeit.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/timeit.rst
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ can be used to compare three different expressions:
 .. code-block:: sh
 
    $ python3 -m timeit '"-".join(str(n) for n in range(100))'
-   10000 loops, best of 3: 30.2 usec per loop
+   10000 loops, best of 5: 30.2 usec per loop
    $ python3 -m timeit '"-".join([str(n) for n in range(100)])'
-   10000 loops, best of 3: 27.5 usec per loop
+   10000 loops, best of 5: 27.5 usec per loop
    $ python3 -m timeit '"-".join(map(str, range(100)))'
-   10000 loops, best of 3: 23.2 usec per loop
+   10000 loops, best of 5: 23.2 usec per loop
 
 This can be achieved from the :ref:`python-interface` with::
 
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ The module defines three convenience functions and a public class:
        This is a convenience function that calls :meth:`.timeit` repeatedly
        so that the total time >= 0.2 second, returning the eventual
        (number of loops, time taken for that number of loops). It calls
-       :meth:`.timeit` with *number* set to successive powers of ten (10,
-       100, 1000, ...) up to a maximum of one billion, until the time taken
-       is at least 0.2 second, or the maximum is reached.
+       :meth:`.timeit` with increasing numbers from the sequence 1, 2, 5,
+       10, 20, 50, ... until the time taken is at least 0.2 second.
 
         If *callback* is given and is not ``None``, it will be called after
         each trial with two arguments: ``callback(number, time_taken)``.
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ Command-Line Interface
 
 When called as a program from the command line, the following form is used::
 
-   python -m timeit [-n N] [-r N] [-u U] [-s S] [-t] [-c] [-h] [statement ...]
+   python -m timeit [-n N] [-r N] [-u U] [-s S] [-h] [statement ...]
 
 Where the following options are understood:
 
@@ -222,20 +221,12 @@ Where the following options are understood:
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
-.. cmdoption:: -t, --time
-
-   use :func:`time.time` (deprecated)
-
 .. cmdoption:: -u, --unit=U
 
-    specify a time unit for timer output; can select usec, msec, or sec
+    specify a time unit for timer output; can select nsec, usec, msec, or sec
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
-.. cmdoption:: -c, --clock
-
-   use :func:`time.clock` (deprecated)
-
 .. cmdoption:: -v, --verbose
 
    print raw timing results; repeat for more digits precision
@@ -276,9 +267,9 @@ It is possible to provide a setup statement that is executed only once at the be
 .. code-block:: sh
 
    $ python -m timeit -s 'text = "sample string"; char = "g"'  'char in text'
-   10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0877 usec per loop
+   5000000 loops, best of 5: 0.0877 usec per loop
    $ python -m timeit -s 'text = "sample string"; char = "g"'  'text.find(char)'
-   1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.342 usec per loop
+   1000000 loops, best of 5: 0.342 usec per loop
 
 ::
 
@@ -305,14 +296,14 @@ to test for missing and present object attributes:
 .. code-block:: sh
 
    $ python -m timeit 'try:' '  str.__bool__' 'except AttributeError:' '  pass'
-   100000 loops, best of 3: 15.7 usec per loop
+   20000 loops, best of 5: 15.7 usec per loop
    $ python -m timeit 'if hasattr(str, "__bool__"): pass'
-   100000 loops, best of 3: 4.26 usec per loop
+   50000 loops, best of 5: 4.26 usec per loop
 
    $ python -m timeit 'try:' '  int.__bool__' 'except AttributeError:' '  pass'
-   1000000 loops, best of 3: 1.43 usec per loop
+   200000 loops, best of 5: 1.43 usec per loop
    $ python -m timeit 'if hasattr(int, "__bool__"): pass'
-   100000 loops, best of 3: 2.23 usec per loop
+   100000 loops, best of 5: 2.23 usec per loop
 
 ::
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
index 905648914b..97d31d9483 100644
--- a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
@@ -672,18 +672,22 @@ Command-line options
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. cmdoption:: -l <zipfile>
+               --list <zipfile>
 
    List files in a zipfile.
 
 .. cmdoption:: -c <zipfile> <source1> ... <sourceN>
+               --create <zipfile> <source1> ... <sourceN>
 
    Create zipfile from source files.
 
 .. cmdoption:: -e <zipfile> <output_dir>
+               --extract <zipfile> <output_dir>
 
    Extract zipfile into target directory.
 
 .. cmdoption:: -t <zipfile>
+               --test <zipfile>
 
    Test whether the zipfile is valid or not.
 
diff --git a/Doc/tools/susp-ignored.csv b/Doc/tools/susp-ignored.csv
index 96483c4c79..dc4c381c1b 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/susp-ignored.csv
+++ b/Doc/tools/susp-ignored.csv
@@ -324,6 +324,4 @@ whatsnew/3.5,,::,>>> addr6 = ipaddress.IPv6Address('::1')
 whatsnew/3.5,,:root,ERROR:root:exception
 whatsnew/3.5,,:exception,ERROR:root:exception
 whatsnew/changelog,,:version,import sys; I = version[:version.index(' ')]
-whatsnew/changelog,,:gz,": TarFile opened with external fileobj and ""w:gz"" mode didn't"
-whatsnew/changelog,,::,": Use ""127.0.0.1"" or ""::1"" instead of ""localhost"" as much as"
 whatsnew/changelog,,`,"for readability (was ""`"")."
diff --git a/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html b/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
index 413c0a7699..5067c6e786 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
+++ b/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <ul>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/2.7/">{% trans %}Python 2.7 (stable){% endtrans %}</a></li>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.5/">{% trans %}Python 3.5 (stable){% endtrans %}</a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.7/">{% trans %}Python 3.7 (in development){% endtrans %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.6/">{% trans %}Python 3.6 (pre-release){% endtrans %}</a></li>
   <li><a href="https://www.python.org/doc/versions/">{% trans %}Old versions{% endtrans %}</a></li>
 </ul>
 
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
index faf57a344c..c97f5d88c2 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Using the Python Interpreter
 Invoking the Interpreter
 ========================
 
-The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.6`
+The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.7`
 on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
 Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   python3.6
+   python3.7
 
 to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
 is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ before printing the first prompt:
 
 .. code-block:: shell-session
 
-   $ python3.6
-   Python 3.6 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
+   $ python3.7
+   Python 3.7 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
    [GCC 4.8.2] on linux
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>>
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
index 1dd06c2338..6ac29fc602 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ operating system::
 
    >>> import os
    >>> os.getcwd()      # Return the current working directory
-   'C:\\Python36'
+   'C:\\Python37'
    >>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs')   # Change current working directory
    >>> os.system('mkdir today')   # Run the command mkdir in the system shell
    0
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
index bf02c71b6a..99472314ea 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ applications include caching objects that are expensive to create::
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
        d['primary']                # entry was automatically removed
-     File "C:/python36/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
+     File "C:/python37/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
        o = self.data[key]()
    KeyError: 'primary'
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14285d97a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+****************************
+  What's New In Python 3.7
+****************************
+
+:Release: |release|
+:Date: |today|
+
+.. Rules for maintenance:
+
+   * Anyone can add text to this document.  Do not spend very much time
+   on the wording of your changes, because your text will probably
+   get rewritten to some degree.
+
+   * The maintainer will go through Misc/NEWS periodically and add
+   changes; it's therefore more important to add your changes to
+   Misc/NEWS than to this file.
+
+   * This is not a complete list of every single change; completeness
+   is the purpose of Misc/NEWS.  Some changes I consider too small
+   or esoteric to include.  If such a change is added to the text,
+   I'll just remove it.  (This is another reason you shouldn't spend
+   too much time on writing your addition.)
+
+   * If you want to draw your new text to the attention of the
+   maintainer, add 'XXX' to the beginning of the paragraph or
+   section.
+
+   * It's OK to just add a fragmentary note about a change.  For
+   example: "XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the
+   socket module."  The maintainer will research the change and
+   write the necessary text.
+
+   * You can comment out your additions if you like, but it's not
+   necessary (especially when a final release is some months away).
+
+   * Credit the author of a patch or bugfix.   Just the name is
+   sufficient; the e-mail address isn't necessary.
+
+   * It's helpful to add the bug/patch number as a comment:
+
+   XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the socket
+   module.
+   (Contributed by P.Y. Developer in :issue:`12345`.)
+
+   This saves the maintainer the effort of going through the Mercurial log
+   when researching a change.
+
+This article explains the new features in Python 3.7, compared to 3.6.
+
+For full details, see the :ref:`changelog <changelog>`.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Prerelease users should be aware that this document is currently in draft
+   form. It will be updated substantially as Python 3.7 moves towards release,
+   so it's worth checking back even after reading earlier versions.
+
+
+Summary -- Release highlights
+=============================
+
+.. This section singles out the most important changes in Python 3.7.
+   Brevity is key.
+
+
+.. PEP-sized items next.
+
+
+
+New Features
+============
+
+
+
+Other Language Changes
+======================
+
+* More than 255 arguments can now be passed to a function.
+  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`12844`.)
+
+
+New Modules
+===========
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Improved Modules
+================
+
+
+Optimizations
+=============
+
+
+Build and C API Changes
+=======================
+
+* A full copy of libffi is no longer bundled for use when building the
+  :mod:`_ctypes <ctypes>` module on non-OSX UNIX platforms.  An installed copy
+  of libffi is now required when building ``_ctypes`` on such platforms.
+  Contributed by Zachary Ware in :issue:`27979`.
+
+* The fields :c:member:`name` and :c:member:`doc` of structures
+  :c:type:`PyMemberDef`, :c:type:`PyGetSetDef`,
+  :c:type:`PyStructSequence_Field`, :c:type:`PyStructSequence_Desc`,
+  and :c:type:`wrapperbase` are now of type ``const char *`` rather of
+  ``char *``.  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`28761`.)
+
+
+Deprecated
+==========
+
+
+
+Removed
+=======
+
+API and Feature Removals
+------------------------
+
+* Unknown escapes consisting of ``'\'`` and an ASCII letter in replacement
+  templates for :func:`re.sub` will now cause an error.
+
+
+Porting to Python 3.7
+=====================
+
+This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes
+that may require changes to your code.
+
+
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
index 7c9252401e..160b364a4b 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ anyone wishing to stay up-to-date after a new release.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   3.7.rst
    3.6.rst
    3.5.rst
    3.4.rst