Change wording from *experimental* to *beta*

5 files changed, 33 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/docs/userguide/datafiles.rst b/docs/userguide/datafiles.rst
index 3a2ffbdf..8501e95d 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/datafiles.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/datafiles.rst
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ and you supply this configuration:
         include_package_data=True
     )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ data files:
             package_data={"mypkg": ["*.txt", "*.rst"]}
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ use the ``package_data`` option, the following configuration will work:
             package_data={"": ["*.txt"], "mypkg1": ["data1.rst"]},
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ use the ``exclude_package_data`` option:
             exclude_package_data={"mypkg": [".gitattributes"]},
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ the configuration might look like this:
             }
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ scanning of namespace packages in the ``src`` directory and the rest is handled
             include_package_data=True,
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ run time be included **inside the package**.
 
 ----
 
-.. [#experimental]
-   Support for specifying package metadata and build configuration options via
-   ``pyproject.toml`` is experimental and might change
-   in the future. See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
+.. [#beta]
+   Support for adding build configuration options via the ``[tool.setuptools]``
+   in the ``pyproject.toml`` file table is still in **beta** stage.
+   See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
 
 .. [#system-dirs] These locations can be discovered with the help of
    third-party libraries such as :pypi:`platformdirs`.
diff --git a/docs/userguide/entry_point.rst b/docs/userguide/entry_point.rst
index b7dd7aa9..bad083f4 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/entry_point.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/entry_point.rst
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ configuration:
             }
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Then, we can add a GUI script entry point:
             }
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ of ``timmins-plugin-fancy``:
             }
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ The configuration of ``timmins-plugin-fancy`` would then change to:
             }
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml
 
    .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -562,11 +562,6 @@ class or module.
 
 ----
 
-.. [#experimental]
-   Support for specifying package metadata and build configuration options via
-   ``pyproject.toml`` is experimental and might change
-   in the future. See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
-
 .. [#use_for_scripts]
    Reference: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/entry-points/#use-for-scripts
 
diff --git a/docs/userguide/package_discovery.rst b/docs/userguide/package_discovery.rst
index 4391aa12..ec282bad 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/package_discovery.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/package_discovery.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Normally, you would specify the packages to be included manually in the followin
             packages=['mypkg', 'mypkg.subpkg1', 'mypkg.subpkg2']
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ exactly to the directory structure, you also need to configure ``package_dir``:
                 # ...
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ the following sections.
 Automatic discovery
 ===================
 
-.. warning:: Automatic discovery is an **experimental** feature and might change
+.. warning:: Automatic discovery is an **beta** feature and might change
    (or be completely removed) in the future.
    See :ref:`custom-discovery` for a stable way of configuring ``setuptools``.
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ the provided tools for package discovery:
         # or
         from setuptools import find_namespace_packages
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ in ``src`` that start with the name ``pkg`` and not ``additional``:
         ``pkg.namespace`` is ignored by ``find_packages()``
         (see ``find_namespace_packages()`` below).
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ distribution, then you will need to specify:
     On the other hand, ``find_namespace_packages()`` will scan all
     directories.
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ The project layout remains the same and ``setup.cfg`` remains the same.
 ----
 
 
-.. [#experimental]
-   Support for specifying package metadata and build configuration options via
-   ``pyproject.toml`` is experimental and might change
-   in the future. See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
+.. [#beta]
+   Support for adding build configuration options via the ``[tool.setuptools]``
+   in the ``pyproject.toml`` file table is still in **beta** stage.
+   See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
 .. [#layout1] https://blog.ionelmc.ro/2014/05/25/python-packaging/#the-structure
 .. [#layout2] https://blog.ionelmc.ro/2017/09/25/rehashing-the-src-layout/
 
diff --git a/docs/userguide/pyproject_config.rst b/docs/userguide/pyproject_config.rst
index dcf284d5..2b0f9cbc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/pyproject_config.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/pyproject_config.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Setuptools-specific configuration
 .. warning::
    Support for declaring configurations not standardized by :pep:`621`
    (i.e.  the ``[tool.setuptools]`` table),
-   is still **experimental** and might change in future releases.
+   is still in **beta** stage and might change in future releases.
 
 While the standard ``project`` table in the ``pyproject.toml`` file covers most
 of the metadata used during the packaging process, there are still some
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Key                       Value Type (TOML)           Notes
 ``exclude-package-data``  table/inline-table
 ``license-files``         array of glob patterns      **Provisional** - likely to change with :pep:`639`
                                                       (by default: ``['LICEN[CS]E*', 'COPYING*', 'NOTICE*', 'AUTHORS*']``)
-``data-files``            table/inline-table          **Deprecated** - check :doc:`/userguide/datafiles`
+``data-files``            table/inline-table          **Discouraged** - check :doc:`/userguide/datafiles`
 ``script-files``          array                       **Deprecated** - equivalent to the ``script`` keyword in ``setup.py``
                                                       (should be avoided in favour of ``project.scripts``)
 ``provides``              array                       **Ignored by pip**
diff --git a/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst
index 923b1d4e..4e3d7328 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ library will be used to actually do the packaging.
 
 In addition to specifying a build system, you also will need to add
 some package information such as metadata, contents, dependencies, etc.
-This can be done in the same ``pyproject.toml`` [#experimental]_ file,
+This can be done in the same ``pyproject.toml`` [#beta]_ file,
 or in a separated one: ``setup.cfg`` or ``setup.py`` (please note however
 that configuring new projects via ``setup.py`` is discouraged [#setup.py]_).
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ found, as shown in the example below:
             # ...
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ For more details and advanced use, go to :ref:`package_discovery`.
    :ref:`flat-layout` and :ref:`src-layout`) without requiring any
    special configuration. Check out our :ref:`reference docs <package_discovery>`
    for more information, but please keep in mind that this functionality is
-   still considered **experimental** and might change in future releases.
+   still considered **beta** and might change in future releases.
 
 
 Entry points and automatic script creation
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ For the simplest use, you can simply use the ``include_package_data`` keyword:
             # ...
         )
 
-.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**EXPERIMENTAL**) [#experimental]_
+.. tab:: pyproject.toml (**BETA**) [#beta]_
 
     .. code-block:: toml
 
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ up-to-date references that can help you when it is time to distribute your work.
    <pyproject_config>` and use ``setup.py`` only for the parts not
    supported in those files (e.g. C extensions).
 
-.. [#experimental]
+.. [#beta]
    Support for adding build configuration options via the ``[tool.setuptools]``
-   in the ``pyproject.toml`` file table is still experimental and might change
-   in future releases. See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
+   in the ``pyproject.toml`` file table is still in **beta** stage.
+   See :doc:`/userguide/pyproject_config`.
 
 .. _PyPI: https://pypi.org