Link to issue number:

Closes #15614

Summary of the issue:

speechDictHandler.speechDictVars was marked as deprecated in PR #15021. Unfortunately since the module was not imported anywhere in core py2exe failed to bundle it, which made it impossible to import this code in binary versions of NVDA. Additionally warning which was raised when importing speechDictHandler.speechDictVars was problematic when building developer documentation. Since this API breakage was already included in two releases of NVDA, it was decided to remove the code and document the removal.

Description of user facing changes

None - this only removes deprecated code.

Description of development approach

The deprecated code is removed. Change log is updated to document the removal for add-ons developers.

Testing strategy:

Verified the warnings are not shown when building developer documentation. Ensured entry was added into the change log. Made sure nothing in core imports from the removed module.

Known issues with pull request:

None known

Code Review Checklist:

• Documentation:
  • Change log entry
  • User Documentation
  • Developer / Technical Documentation
  • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
• Testing:
  • Unit tests
  • System (end to end) tests
  • Manual testing
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers
  • Localization in other languages / culture than English
• API is compatible with existing add-ons.
• Security precautions taken.