inet adapters deprecated

Close #343

NEWS

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ New features:
 - The attributes `~connection.notices` and `~connection.notifies` can be
   customized replacing them with any object exposing an `!append()` method
   (:ticket:`#326`).
+- old ``inet`` adapters deprecated (:ticket:`#343`).
 - Added `~psycopg2.extensions.quote_ident()` function (:ticket:`#359`).
 - Added `~connection.get_dsn_parameters()` connection method (:ticket:`#364`).
 

doc/src/extras.rst

@@ -934,8 +934,9 @@ UUID data type
 :sql:`inet` data type
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.0.9
-.. versionchanged:: 2.4.5 added inet array support.
+.. deprecated:: 2.7
+    these objects will not receive further development and disappear in future
+    versions
 
 .. doctest::
 

lib/extras.py

@@ -686,6 +686,11 @@ def register_inet(oid=None, conn_or_curs=None):
     :param conn_or_curs: where to register the typecaster. If not specified,
         register it globally.
     """
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warn(
+        "the inet adapter is deprecated, it's not very useful",
+        DeprecationWarning)
+
     if not oid:
         oid1 = 869
         oid2 = 1041