[Python-Dev] Unittests (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal@lemburg.com
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:48:51 +0200

Aahz wrote:

On Wed, Apr 10, 2002, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Aahz wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 09, 2002, Neal Norwitz wrote: >>> >>> whrandom.py >> >> This is a deprecated module, no? > > I certainly hope not. Well, you hope wrong. ;-) Argue with the Timbot.

I don't want to argue. Why not have both whrandom and random around ? ... with whrandom using the tools from random ?

I don't see the value of deprecating a stone-old module just because there's a new flashy module with a different name around. If it's possible to maintain backward compatibility then it should be maintained. Period.

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