[Python-Dev] Remove tempfile.mktemp() (original) (raw)

Stéphane Wirtel stephane at wirtel.be
Tue Mar 19 09:03:11 EDT 2019


Hi,

Context: raise a warning or remove tempfile.mktemp() BPO: https://bugs.python.org/issue36309

Since 2.3, this function is deprecated in the documentation, just in the documentation. In the code, there is a commented RuntimeWarning. Commented by Guido in 2002, because the warning was too annoying (and I understand ;-)).

So, in this BPO, we start to discuss about the future of this function and Serhiy proposed to discuss on the Python-dev mailing list.

Question: Should we drop it or add a (Pending)DeprecationWarning?

Suggestion and timeline:

3.8, we raise a PendingDeprecationWarning * update the code * update the documentation * update the tests (check a PendingDeprecationWarning if sys.version_info == 3.8)

3.9, we change PendingDeprecationWarning to DeprecationWarning (check DeprecationWarning if sys.version_info == 3.9)

3.9+, we drop tempfile.mktemp()

What do you suggest?

Have a nice day and thank you for your feedback.



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