Replace mentions of WindowsError

Doc/library/ctypes.rst

@@ -39,9 +39,14 @@ loads libraries which export functions using the standard ``cdecl`` calling
 convention, while *windll* libraries call functions using the ``stdcall``
 calling convention. *oledll* also uses the ``stdcall`` calling convention, and
 assumes the functions return a Windows :c:type:`HRESULT` error code. The error
-code is used to automatically raise a :class:`WindowsError` exception when the
+code is used to automatically raise a :class:`OSError` exception when the
 function call fails.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.3
+   Windows errors used to raise :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an alias
+   of :exc:`OSError`.
+
+
 Here are some examples for Windows. Note that ``msvcrt`` is the MS standard C
 library containing most standard C functions, and uses the cdecl calling
 convention::
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ argument values::
    >>> windll.kernel32.GetModuleHandleA(32) # doctest: +WINDOWS
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
-   WindowsError: exception: access violation reading 0x00000020
+   OSError: exception: access violation reading 0x00000020
    >>>
 
 There are, however, enough ways to crash Python with :mod:`ctypes`, so you
@@ -491,7 +496,7 @@ useful to check for error return values and automatically raise an exception::
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
      File "<stdin>", line 3, in ValidHandle
-   WindowsError: [Errno 126] The specified module could not be found.
+   OSError: [Errno 126] The specified module could not be found.
    >>>
 
 ``WinError`` is a function which will call Windows ``FormatMessage()`` api to
@@ -1345,7 +1350,10 @@ way is to instantiate one of the following classes:
    assumed to return the windows specific :class:`HRESULT` code.  :class:`HRESULT`
    values contain information specifying whether the function call failed or
    succeeded, together with additional error code.  If the return value signals a
-   failure, an :class:`WindowsError` is automatically raised.
+   failure, an :class:`OSError` is automatically raised.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      :exc:`WindowsError` used to be raised.
 
 
 .. class:: WinDLL(name, mode=DEFAULT_MODE, handle=None, use_errno=False, use_last_error=False)
@@ -1966,11 +1974,14 @@ Utility functions
 .. function:: WinError(code=None, descr=None)
 
    Windows only: this function is probably the worst-named thing in ctypes. It
-   creates an instance of WindowsError.  If *code* is not specified,
+   creates an instance of OSError.  If *code* is not specified,
    ``GetLastError`` is called to determine the error code. If *descr* is not
    specified, :func:`FormatError` is called to get a textual description of the
    error.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      An instance of :exc:`WindowsError` used to be created.
+
 
 .. function:: wstring_at(address, size=-1)
 

Doc/library/winreg.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    *key* is the predefined handle to connect to.
 
    The return value is the handle of the opened key. If the function fails, a
-   :exc:`WindowsError` exception is raised.
+   :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
 
 
 .. function:: CreateKey(key, sub_key)
@@ -57,7 +61,11 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    If the key already exists, this function opens the existing key.
 
    The return value is the handle of the opened key. If the function fails, a
-   :exc:`WindowsError` exception is raised.
+   :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
 
 
 .. function:: CreateKeyEx(key, sub_key, reserved=0, access=KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
@@ -82,10 +90,14 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    If the key already exists, this function opens the existing key.
 
    The return value is the handle of the opened key. If the function fails, a
-   :exc:`WindowsError` exception is raised.
+   :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
+
 
 .. function:: DeleteKey(key, sub_key)
 
@@ -100,7 +112,11 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    *This method can not delete keys with subkeys.*
 
    If the method succeeds, the entire key, including all of its values, is removed.
-   If the method fails, a :exc:`WindowsError` exception is raised.
+   If the method fails, a :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
 
 
 .. function:: DeleteKeyEx(key, sub_key, access=KEY_ALL_ACCESS, reserved=0)
@@ -129,12 +145,16 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    *This method can not delete keys with subkeys.*
 
    If the method succeeds, the entire key, including all of its values, is
-   removed. If the method fails, a :exc:`WindowsError` exception is raised.
+   removed. If the method fails, a :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
 
    On unsupported Windows versions, :exc:`NotImplementedError` is raised.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
+
 
 .. function:: DeleteValue(key, value)
 
@@ -156,9 +176,13 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    *index* is an integer that identifies the index of the key to retrieve.
 
    The function retrieves the name of one subkey each time it is called.  It is
-   typically called repeatedly until a :exc:`WindowsError` exception is
+   typically called repeatedly until a :exc:`OSError` exception is
    raised, indicating, no more values are available.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
+
 
 .. function:: EnumValue(key, index)
 
@@ -170,7 +194,7 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    *index* is an integer that identifies the index of the value to retrieve.
 
    The function retrieves the name of one subkey each time it is called. It is
-   typically called repeatedly, until a :exc:`WindowsError` exception is
+   typically called repeatedly, until a :exc:`OSError` exception is
    raised, indicating no more values.
 
    The result is a tuple of 3 items:
@@ -189,6 +213,10 @@ This module offers the following functions:
    |       | :meth:`SetValueEx`)                        |
    +-------+--------------------------------------------+
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
+
 
 .. function:: ExpandEnvironmentStrings(str)
 
@@ -260,10 +288,14 @@ This module offers the following functions:
 
    The result is a new handle to the specified key.
 
-   If the function fails, :exc:`WindowsError` is raised.
+   If the function fails, :exc:`OSError` is raised.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.2 Allow the use of named arguments.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+      This function used to raise a :exc:`WindowsError`, which is now an
+      alias of :exc:`OSError`.
+
 
 .. function:: OpenKeyEx()