* Removed the previously deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* Removed the previously deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* Removed the previouslly deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* Removed the previously deprecated 'accelerate' mode and all associated keywords and code.
* New simpler and more intuitive 'loop' keyword for task loops
* New simpler and more intuitive 'loop' keyword for task loops
### Deprecations
### Deprecations
* previouslly deprecated 'hostfile' config settings have been 're-deprecated' as previouslly code did not warn about deprecated configuration settings.
* Previously deprecated 'hostfile' config settings have been 're-deprecated' as previously code did not warn about deprecated configuration settings.
* The ``with_<lookup>`` loops are deprecated in favor of the new ``loop`` keyword
* The ``with_<lookup>`` loops are deprecated in favor of the new ``loop`` keyword
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.9):
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.9):
@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
moved to `ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy` to avoid a circular import.
moved to `ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy` to avoid a circular import.
* The win_get_url module has the dictionary 'win_get_url' in its results deprecated,
* The win_get_url module has the dictionary 'win_get_url' in its results deprecated,
its content is now also available directly in the resulting output, like other modules.
its content is now also available directly in the resulting output, like other modules.
* previouslly deprecated 'hostfile' config settings have been 're-deprecated' as before the code did not warn about deprecated configuration settings, but it does now.
* Previously deprecated 'hostfile' config settings have been 're-deprecated' as before the code did not warn about deprecated configuration settings, but it does now.
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.8):
#### Deprecated Modules (to be removed in 2.8):
* azure: use M(azure_rm_virtualmachine) instead
* azure: use M(azure_rm_virtualmachine) instead
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
* s3: replaced by aws_s3
* s3: replaced by aws_s3
* win_msi: use M(win_package) instead
* win_msi: use M(win_package) instead
#### Removed Modules (previouslly deprecated):
#### Removed Modules (previously deprecated):
* eos_template: use eos_config instead
* eos_template: use eos_config instead
* ios_template: use ios_config instead
* ios_template: use ios_config instead
* iosxr_template: use iosxr_config instead
* iosxr_template: use iosxr_config instead
@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ Module fixes:
* Fix a bug with the dnf module where state=latest could only upgrade, not install.
* Fix a bug with the dnf module where state=latest could only upgrade, not install.
* Fix to make implicit fact gathering task correctly inherit settings from play,
* Fix to make implicit fact gathering task correctly inherit settings from play,
this might cause an error if settings environment on play depending on 'ansible_env'
this might cause an error if settings environment on play depending on 'ansible_env'
which was previouslly ignored
which was previously ignored
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@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ Major changes:
* environment: directive now can also be applied to play and is inhertited by tasks, which can still override it.
* environment: directive now can also be applied to play and is inhertited by tasks, which can still override it.
* expanded facts and OS/distribution support for existing facts and improved performance with pypy.
* expanded facts and OS/distribution support for existing facts and improved performance with pypy.
* new 'wantlist' option to lookups allows for selecting a list typed variable vs a comma delimited string as the return.
* new 'wantlist' option to lookups allows for selecting a list typed variable vs a comma delimited string as the return.
* the shared module code for file backups now uses a timestamp resolution of seconds (previouslly minutes).
* the shared module code for file backups now uses a timestamp resolution of seconds (previously minutes).
* allow for empty inventories, this is now a warning and not an error (for those using localhost and cloud modules).
* allow for empty inventories, this is now a warning and not an error (for those using localhost and cloud modules).
* sped up YAML parsing in ansible by up to 25% by switching to CParser loader.
* sped up YAML parsing in ansible by up to 25% by switching to CParser loader.