changelog: some consistency cleanups

changelog/1953.bugfix.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Fix error when overwriting a parametrized fixture, while also reusing the super fixture value.
+Fixed error when overwriting a parametrized fixture, while also reusing the super fixture value.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 

changelog/5585.breaking.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-As per our policy, the following features have been deprecated in the 5.X series and are now
+As per our policy, the following features which have been deprecated in the 5.X series are now
 removed:
 
 * The ``funcargnames`` read-only property of ``FixtureRequest``, ``Metafunc``, and ``Function`` classes. Use ``fixturenames`` attribute.

changelog/6981.deprecation.rst

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Deprecate the ``pytest.collect`` module: all its names can be imported from ``pytest`` directly.
+The ``pytest.collect`` module is deprecated: all its names can be imported from ``pytest`` directly.

changelog/7097.deprecation.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-The ``pytest._fillfuncargs`` function is now deprecated. This function was kept
+The ``pytest._fillfuncargs`` function is deprecated. This function was kept
-for backward compatibility with an older plugin.
+for backward compatibility with an older plugin.
-
+
-It's functionality is not meant to be used directly, but if you must replace
+It's functionality is not meant to be used directly, but if you must replace
-it, use `function._request._fillfixtures()` instead, though note this is not
+it, use `function._request._fillfixtures()` instead, though note this is not
-a public API and may break in the future.
+a public API and may break in the future.

changelog/7210.deprecation.rst

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-The special ``-k '-expr'`` syntax to ``-k`` is deprecated. Use ``-k 'not expr'``
+The special ``-k '-expr'`` syntax to ``-k`` is deprecated. Use ``-k 'not expr'``
-instead.
+instead.
-
+
-The special ``-k 'expr:'`` syntax to ``-k`` is deprecated. Please open an issue
+The special ``-k 'expr:'`` syntax to ``-k`` is deprecated. Please open an issue
-if you use this and want a replacement.
+if you use this and want a replacement.

changelog/7255.deprecation.rst

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-The :func:`pytest_warning_captured` hook has been deprecated in favor of :func:`pytest_warning_recorded`, and will be removed in a future version.
+The :func:`pytest_warning_captured <_pytest.hookspec.pytest_warning_captured>` hook is deprecated in favor
+of :func:`pytest_warning_recorded <_pytest.hookspec.pytest_warning_recorded>`, and will be removed in a future version.

changelog/7628.bugfix.rst

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix test collection when a full path without a drive letter was passed to pytest on Windows (for example ``\projects\tests\test.py`` instead of ``c:\projects\tests\pytest.py``).
+Fixed test collection when a full path without a drive letter was passed to pytest on Windows (for example ``\projects\tests\test.py`` instead of ``c:\projects\tests\pytest.py``).

changelog/7671.trivial.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 When collecting tests, pytest finds test classes and functions by examining the
 attributes of python objects (modules, classes and instances). To speed up this
 process, pytest now ignores builtin attributes (like ``__class__``,
-``__delattr__`` and ``__new__``) without consulting the ``python_classes`` and
+``__delattr__`` and ``__new__``) without consulting the :confval:`python_classes` and
-``python_functions`` configuration options and without passing them to plugins
+:confval:`python_functions` configuration options and without passing them to plugins
-using the ``pytest_pycollect_makeitem`` hook.
+using the :func:`pytest_pycollect_makeitem <_pytest.hookspec.pytest_pycollect_makeitem>` hook.

changelog/7742.bugfix.rst

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix INTERNALERROR when accessing locals / globals with faulty ``exec``.
+Fixed INTERNALERROR when accessing locals / globals with faulty ``exec``.