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Expand Up @@ -2,14 +2,20 @@ PEP: 842
Title: Module Exports
Author: Peter Bierma <peter@python.org>
Discussions-To: https://discuss.python.org/t/108460
Status: Draft
Status: Withdrawn
Type: Standards Track
Created: 25-Jul-2026
Python-Version: 3.16
Post-History: `24-Jul-2026 <https://discuss.python.org/t/108266/9>`__,
`31-Jul-2026 <https://discuss.python.org/t/108353>`__,
`07-Aug-2026 <https://discuss.python.org/t/108460>`__,

.. note::

This PEP has been withdrawn. The author's motivation for this proposal was
to improve standard library maintenance, but the solution described in this
PEP did not align with the needs of third-party packages.

Abstract
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Change History
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* 15-Aug-2026

- Withdrew the PEP.

* 12-Aug-2026

- Clarified whether the ``export`` statement works with subscripts and
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