Re: [Python-Dev] Adding PEP consistent aliases for names that don't currently conform

Nick Coghlan wrote:

I think the main thing that may be putting me off is the amount of energy that went into deciding whether or not to emit Py3k warnings or DeprecationWarning or PendingDeprecationWarning for use of the old threading API.

Having made that decision, though, couldn't the result just be re-used for any future renaming exercises of this kind? -- Greg