[Python-Dev] PEP 594: update 1 (original) (raw)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Tue May 21 14:15:28 EDT 2019

On 5/21/2019 10:12 AM, Christian Heimes wrote:

------------------------------------------------------------------- PEP: 594 Title: Removing dead batteries from the standard library

'dead' seems controversial. 'nearly useless' should be less so. I think 'after 2.7 end-of-life' is worth adding, as the schedule hinges around that. Result:

"Removing nearly useless batteries from the standard library after 2.7 end-of-life."

Abstract ========

Rationale =========

Part of the point of the PEP is to gather together nearly all proposals in one place so users can respond in a timely fashion.

Deprecation schedule ====================

I think it worth adding that some modules were deprecated years ago but kept until after 2.7 end-of-life to ease 3.x transition. Removing modules is not a sudden new idea.

Also, the proposed schedule (with one exception) is a slower alternative than proposals to add a deprecation warning (if not one already) in 3.8 and remove in 3.9.

-- Terry Jan Reedy

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