Python removes ‘dead batteries’ from standard library
An initiative to remove outdated and unmaintained modules from Python’s standard library has been approved as Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) 594. The modules being pruned are all antiquated, unmaintained, replaced by other modules, or some combination of the above.There is little chance a modern Python developer will need to rewrite existing apps as a result of these changes. In any case, the modules slated for elimination will not be fully removed until two years from now. [ Also on InfoWorld: 4 keys to writing modern Python in 2022 ] Python has long had a “batteries included” philosophy, with the goal of providing a versatile standard library that handles many common development tasks. But criticisms have arisen in the past of how “dead batteries” in the standard library—outdated and hard-to-maintain modules—have outlasted their usefulness and ought to be removed.To read this article in full, please click here
An initiative to remove outdated and unmaintained modules from Python’s standard library has been approved as Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) 594. The modules being pruned are all antiquated, unmaintained, replaced by other modules, or some combination of the above.
There is little chance a modern Python developer will need to rewrite existing apps as a result of these changes. In any case, the modules slated for elimination will not be fully removed until two years from now.
Python has long had a “batteries included” philosophy, with the goal of providing a versatile standard library that handles many common development tasks. But criticisms have arisen in the past of how “dead batteries” in the standard library—outdated and hard-to-maintain modules—have outlasted their usefulness and ought to be removed.
