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authorJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2022-08-13 18:39:11 -0400
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2022-08-13 18:39:11 -0400
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Merge pull request #162 from pypa/debt/remove-bdist_msi
Remove the bdist_msi command
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-rw-r--r--docs/distutils/apiref.rst23
-rw-r--r--docs/distutils/builtdist.rst7
2 files changed, 0 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/docs/distutils/apiref.rst b/docs/distutils/apiref.rst
index becf361c..83b8ef5d 100644
--- a/docs/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/docs/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -1844,29 +1844,6 @@ Subclasses of :class:`Command` must define the following methods.
:synopsis: Build a "dumb" installer - a simple archive of files
-.. % todo
-
-
-:mod:`distutils.command.bdist_msi` --- Build a Microsoft Installer binary package
-=================================================================================
-
-.. module:: distutils.command.bdist_msi
- :synopsis: Build a binary distribution as a Windows MSI file
-
-.. class:: bdist_msi
-
-.. deprecated:: 3.9
- Use bdist_wheel (wheel packages) instead.
-
- Builds a `Windows Installer`_ (.msi) binary package.
-
- .. _Windows Installer: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185688(VS.85).aspx
-
- The ``bdist_msi`` installer provides better support for
- Win64 platforms, allows administrators to perform non-interactive
- installations, and allows installation through group policies.
-
-
:mod:`distutils.command.bdist_rpm` --- Build a binary distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPM
===========================================================================================
diff --git a/docs/distutils/builtdist.rst b/docs/distutils/builtdist.rst
index b018cf6d..052a5850 100644
--- a/docs/distutils/builtdist.rst
+++ b/docs/distutils/builtdist.rst
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ The available formats for built distributions are:
+-------------+------------------------------+---------+
| ``sdux`` | HP-UX :program:`swinstall` | |
+-------------+------------------------------+---------+
-| ``msi`` | Microsoft Installer. | |
-+-------------+------------------------------+---------+
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Added support for the ``xztar`` format.
@@ -138,11 +136,6 @@ generated by each, are:
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| :command:`bdist_rpm` | rpm, srpm |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :command:`bdist_msi` | msi |
-+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-
-.. note::
- bdist_msi is deprecated since Python 3.9.
The following sections give details on the individual :command:`bdist_\*`
commands.