xml.dom refers to PyXML, which is no longer maintained

[whooey1830]

BPO	1355
Nosy	@gvanrossum, @loewis, @birkenfeld

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[whooey1830]

http://docs.python.org/dev/library/xml.dom.html#module-xml.dom

"PyXML
Users that require a full-featured implementation of DOM should use
the PyXML package."

PyXML however is no longer maintained. Is it a wise idea to link to that
resource? Novice users might trust blindly, before finding out about the
restrictions they are going to face (maintainence, code fixes..) I
suggest adding at least information, that no code fixes are being done,
but documentation on the pyxml website is still updated (Thats how i've
understood their website. Please correct me if i am wrong. I'm feeling a
bit frustrated having spent time with a package, which is no longer
maintained, to be honest.)

[loewis]

Yes, the documentation should be changed. I feel sorry that you've
wasted your time.

[gvanrossum]

What is to be the fate of PyXML? Incorporation into the core, or
abandonment? Or is there a replacement? What is the reason for the lack
of maintenance?

[birkenfeld]

I've now removed mention of PyXML from the docs (r59166).