[2.7] bpo-31733, bpo-31692: Document 2 new env vars in What's New in Python 2.7 (GH-4019)

vstinner · web-flow · commit 355393e7438d · 2017-10-17T13:13:13.000-07:00
bpo-31733, bpo-31692: Document the new PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT and PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT environment variables.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
@@ -2540,6 +2540,21 @@ exemption allowing new ``-3`` warnings to be added in any Python 2.7
 maintenance release.
 
 
+Two new environment variables for debug mode
+--------------------------------------------
+
+In debug mode, the ``[xxx refs]`` statistic is not written by default, the
+:envvar:`PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT` environment variable now must also be set.
+(Contributed by Victor Stinner; :issue:`31733`.)
+
+When Python is compiled with ``COUNT_ALLOC`` defined, allocation counts are no
+longer dumped by default anymore: the :envvar:`PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT` environment
+variable must now also be set. Moreover, allocation counts are now dumped into
+stderr, rather than stdout. (Contributed by Victor Stinner; :issue:`31692`.)
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.7.15
+
+
 PEP 434: IDLE Enhancement Exception for All Branches
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