Refs #31327 -- Removed providing_args argument for Signal per depreca…

…tion timeline.

django/dispatch/dispatcher.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import threading
-import warnings
 import weakref
 
-from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango40Warning
 from django.utils.inspect import func_accepts_kwargs
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('django.dispatch')
@@ -30,19 +28,11 @@ class Signal:
         receivers
             { receiverkey (id) : weakref(receiver) }
     """
-    def __init__(self, providing_args=None, use_caching=False):
+    def __init__(self, use_caching=False):
         """
         Create a new signal.
         """
         self.receivers = []
-        if providing_args is not None:
-            warnings.warn(
-                'The providing_args argument is deprecated. As it is purely '
-                'documentational, it has no replacement. If you rely on this '
-                'argument as documentation, you can move the text to a code '
-                'comment or docstring.',
-                RemovedInDjango40Warning, stacklevel=2,
-            )
         self.lock = threading.Lock()
         self.use_caching = use_caching
         # For convenience we create empty caches even if they are not used.

docs/releases/4.0.txt

@@ -299,3 +299,5 @@ to remove usage of these features.
 * The ``get_request`` argument for
   ``django.utils.deprecation.MiddlewareMixin.__init__()`` is required and
   doesn't accept ``None``.
+
+* The ``providing_args`` argument for ``django.dispatch.Signal`` is removed.