Merge pull request numpy#15351 from mattip/reword

DOC, BLD: reword release note, upgrade sphinx version
LeChuck42 · Jan 21, 2020 · 19b96a1 · 19b96a1
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diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             python3 -m venv venv
             ln -s $(which python3) venv/bin/python3.6
             . venv/bin/activate
-            pip install cython sphinx==2.2.0 matplotlib ipython
+            pip install cython sphinx==2.3.1 matplotlib ipython
             sudo apt-get update
             sudo apt-get install -y graphviz texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-generic-extra latexmk texlive-xetex
 

diff --git a/doc/release/upcoming_changes/15217.deprecation.rst b/doc/release/upcoming_changes/15217.deprecation.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 Passing ``shape=0`` to factory functions in ``numpy.rec`` is deprecated
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-``0`` is treated as a special case by these functions, which aliases to
-``None``. In future, ``0`` will not be a special case, and will be treated
-as an array length like any other integer is. The affected functions are:
+``0`` is treated as a special case and is aliased to ``None`` in the functions: 
 
 * `numpy.core.records.fromarrays`
 * `numpy.core.records.fromrecords`
 * `numpy.core.records.fromstring`
 * `numpy.core.records.fromfile`
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+In future, ``0`` will not be special cased, and will be treated as an array
+length like any other integer.
+