[Python-Dev] Why does httplib import from test_support? (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Mon Aug 18 20:43:43 CEST 2008


Brett Cannon <brett python.org> writes:

> > I saw those checkins go by on the checkins list - they have to do with > silencing -3 warnings for modules that the stdlib still uses in Python > 2.6 for backwards compatibility reasons (but switching to the relevant > new approaches in 3.0, thus making the warnings a false alarm). >

Nick is right and all of those checkins were mine.

If it's about silencing warnings, then how about putting it in the warnings module?



More information about the Python-Dev mailing list