changeset:   105288:176fc21f8430
branch:      3.6
user:        Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
date:        Mon Nov 21 08:29:31 2016 -0800
files:       Doc/library/re.rst
description:
closes issue28082: doc update and NEWS entry


diff -r f404a59d834e -r 176fc21f8430 Doc/library/re.rst
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst	Mon Nov 21 08:28:56 2016 -0800
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst	Mon Nov 21 08:29:31 2016 -0800
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@
 regular expressions.  Most non-trivial applications always use the compiled
 form.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.6
+   Flag constants are now instances of :class:`RegexFlag`, which is a subclass of
+   :class:`enum.IntFlag`.
 
 .. function:: compile(pattern, flags=0)