Deprecate JpegImageFile huffman_ac and huffman_dc

Tests/test_file_jpeg.py

@@ -1045,6 +1045,13 @@ def test_repr_jpeg_error_returns_none(self) -> None:
 
         assert im._repr_jpeg_() is None
 
+    def test_deprecation(self) -> None:
+        with Image.open(TEST_FILE) as im:
+            with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+                assert im.huffman_ac == {}
+            with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+                assert im.huffman_dc == {}
+
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not is_win32(), reason="Windows only")
 @skip_unless_feature("jpg")

docs/deprecations.rst

@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ The ``options`` parameter in :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageMath.lambda_eval()` and
 :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageMath.unsafe_eval()` has been deprecated. One or more keyword
 arguments can be used instead.
 
+JpegImageFile.huffman_ac and JpegImageFile.huffman_dc
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. deprecated:: 11.0.0
+
+The ``huffman_ac`` and ``huffman_dc`` dictionaries on JPEG images were unused. They
+have been deprecated, and will be removed in Pillow 12 (2025-10-15).
+
 Removed features
 ----------------
 

docs/releasenotes/11.0.0.rst

@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ The ``options`` parameter in :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageMath.lambda_eval()` and
 :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageMath.unsafe_eval()` has been deprecated. One or more
 keyword arguments can be used instead.
 
+JpegImageFile.huffman_ac and JpegImageFile.huffman_dc
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. deprecated:: 11.0.0
+
+The ``huffman_ac`` and ``huffman_dc`` dictionaries on JPEG images were unused. They
+have been deprecated, and will be removed in Pillow 12 (2025-10-15).
+
 API Changes
 ===========
 

src/PIL/JpegImagePlugin.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 from ._binary import i32be as i32
 from ._binary import o8
 from ._binary import o16be as o16
+from ._deprecate import deprecate
 from .JpegPresets import presets
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -346,8 +347,8 @@
 
         # JPEG specifics (internal)
         self.layer: list[tuple[int, int, int, int]] = []
-        self.huffman_dc: dict[Any, Any] = {}
-        self.huffman_ac: dict[Any, Any] = {}
+        self._huffman_dc: dict[Any, Any] = {}
+        self._huffman_ac: dict[Any, Any] = {}
         self.quantization: dict[int, list[int]] = {}
         self.app: dict[str, bytes] = {}  # compatibility
         self.applist: list[tuple[str, bytes]] = []
@@ -386,6 +387,12 @@
 
         self._read_dpi_from_exif()
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        if name in ("huffman_ac", "huffman_dc"):
+            deprecate(name, 12)
+            return getattr(self, "_" + name)
+        raise AttributeError(name)
+
     def load_read(self, read_bytes: int) -> bytes:
         """
         internal: read more image data