[Python-Dev] Re: Deprecation

[Guido van Rossum]

> ok then. how would you translate (from PEP4)
> 
>  "The deprecation warning will be added to the module
>   one year after Python 2.3 is released, and the
>   module will be removed one year after that."
> 
> to an if-statement-check you want to implement *today*?

I guess I don't see why the error message should contain an expiration
date.  It's enough to know that the feature will expire -- you can
find more info in the docs.

> Additionally, if the above was based on versions you
> could implement the *deprecation process* today, no need
> to remember at which date some PEP mentioned something
> which has been forgotten for three years <wink> anyway. 

Define deprecation process.  I don't think it's a good idea to try to
automate this.  I want a human to decide that a deprecated module is
really ready for deletion.  This involves many other factors besides
the originally promised deprecation date.

> Are we really supposed to remember release dates of
> python versions? I mean of course they are of great
> historic value, but ...

Why would you need to?

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)