lib-deprecated

[jimjjewett]

BPO	1423082
Nosy	@birkenfeld

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[jimjjewett]

obsolete modules are moved to lib-old.

deprecated modules remain in the library.

This makes the search for a relevant library more
difficult. People browsing the code may not realize
that they are deprecated. (Example, I found no notice
of deprecation within the code for rfc822.) Even when
the notice is there, the modules add to the number of
alternatives, which hurts One-Obvious-Way-To-Do-It.

If these modules were moved to a deprecated directory,
these problems would be greatly reduced. (Ensure
backwards compatibility by leaving the deprecated
directory on the search path.)

[birkenfeld]

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I think it's common practise to add a DeprecationWarning to
those modules which are deprecated since one or two
releases. That should be enough reminder.

You should be reading the docs anyway :)

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[jimjjewett]

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Reading the docs is not a bad thing, but they aren't always
convenient when developing, and the code itself should be
correct too.

Moving them out of the standard library (and possibly the
idlelib module search) will make them less of an attractive
nuisance; at the least, it will save people the effort of
looking them up and then backing out.