--- a/dbapi.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/dbapi.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         raise ConnectionError('unknown protocol: `%s`' % method)
 
 
-def repo_connect(repo, login, **kwargs):
+def _repo_connect(repo, login, **kwargs):
     """Constructor to create a new connection to the given CubicWeb repository.
 
     Returns a Connection instance.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         vreg.set_schema(schema)
     else:
         vreg = None
-    cnx = repo_connect(repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **kwargs)
+    cnx = _repo_connect(repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **kwargs)
     cnx.vreg = vreg
     return cnx
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     """
     # connection to the CubicWeb repository
     repo = in_memory_repo(config)
-    return repo, repo_connect(repo, login, **kwargs)
+    return repo, _repo_connect(repo, login, **kwargs)
 
 # XXX web only method, move to webconfig?
 def anonymous_session(vreg):
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
     anon_login, anon_password = anoninfo
     # use vreg's repository cache
     repo = vreg.config.repository(vreg)
-    anon_cnx = repo_connect(repo, anon_login, password=anon_password)
+    anon_cnx = _repo_connect(repo, anon_login, password=anon_password)
     anon_cnx.vreg = vreg
     return DBAPISession(anon_cnx, anon_login)
 
@@ -877,4 +877,4 @@
         return self._repo.undo_transaction(self.sessionid, txuuid,
                                            **self._txid())
 
-in_memory_cnx = deprecated('[3.16] use repo_connect instead)')(repo_connect)
+in_memory_cnx = deprecated('[3.16] use _repo_connect instead)')(_repo_connect)

--- a/devtools/__init__.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/devtools/__init__.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -386,12 +386,12 @@
 
     def get_cnx(self):
         """return Connection object on the current repository"""
-        from cubicweb.dbapi import repo_connect
+        from cubicweb.dbapi import _repo_connect
         repo = self.get_repo()
         sources = self.config.sources()
         login  = unicode(sources['admin']['login'])
         password = sources['admin']['password'] or 'xxx'
-        cnx = repo_connect(repo, login, password=password)
+        cnx = _repo_connect(repo, login, password=password)
         return cnx
 
     def get_repo_and_cnx(self, db_id=DEFAULT_EMPTY_DB_ID):

--- a/devtools/testlib.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/devtools/testlib.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
         autoclose = kwargs.pop('autoclose', True)
         if not kwargs:
             kwargs['password'] = str(login)
-        self.set_cnx(dbapi.repo_connect(self.repo, unicode(login), **kwargs))
+        self.set_cnx(dbapi._repo_connect(self.repo, unicode(login), **kwargs))
         self.websession = dbapi.DBAPISession(self.cnx)
         if login == self.vreg.config.anonymous_user()[0]:
             self.cnx.anonymous_connection = True

--- a/doc/3.16.rst	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/doc/3.16.rst	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     `Session`. The former is replaced by a is_repo_in_memory property
     and the later is totaly useless.
 
+  * Turn `repo_connect` into `_repo_connect` to mark it as private function.
+
   * Deprecate `in_memory_cnx` which becomes useless, use `_repo_connect` instead
     if necessary.
 

--- a/server/migractions.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/server/migractions.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                              PURE_VIRTUAL_RTYPES,
                              CubicWebRelationSchema, order_eschemas)
 from cubicweb.cwvreg import CW_EVENT_MANAGER
-from cubicweb.dbapi import get_repository, repo_connect
+from cubicweb.dbapi import get_repository, _repo_connect
 from cubicweb.migration import MigrationHelper, yes
 from cubicweb.server import hook
 try:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
                 login, pwd = manager_userpasswd()
             while True:
                 try:
-                    self._cnx = repo_connect(self.repo, login, password=pwd)
+                    self._cnx = _repo_connect(self.repo, login, password=pwd)
                     if not 'managers' in self._cnx.user(self.session).groups:
                         print 'migration need an account in the managers group'
                     else:

--- a/web/views/authentication.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/web/views/authentication.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 from cubicweb import AuthenticationError, BadConnectionId
 from cubicweb.view import Component
-from cubicweb.dbapi import repo_connect, ConnectionProperties
+from cubicweb.dbapi import _repo_connect, ConnectionProperties
 from cubicweb.web import InvalidSession
 from cubicweb.web.application import AbstractAuthenticationManager
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
     def _authenticate(self, login, authinfo):
         cnxprops = ConnectionProperties(close=False, log=self.log_queries)
-        cnx = repo_connect(self.repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **authinfo)
+        cnx = _repo_connect(self.repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **authinfo)
         # decorate connection
         cnx.vreg = self.vreg
         return cnx