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…light from pylint-dev#7153
DudeNr33 · Jul 13, 2022 · b7938ee · b7938ee
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diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2/2.15/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2/2.15/index.rst
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 Summary -- Release highlights
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+* We improved ``pylint``'s handling of namespace packages. More packages should be
+  linted without resorting to using the ``-recursive=y`` option.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
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+Pylint now uses ``towncrier`` for changelog generation.
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+Refs #6974
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7153.other b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7153.other
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+Update ``astroid`` to 2.12.
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+Refs #7153