On Wed, Oct 12, 2005, Michael Chermside wrote:

Guido says:

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Aahz writes:

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(Python 3.0 should "deprecate" ``thread`` by renaming it to ``_thread``).

+1. (We could even start doing this before 3.0.)

Before 3.0, let's deprecate it by listing it in the Deprecated modules section within the documentation... no need to gratuitously break code by renaming it until 3.0 arrives.

Note carefully the deprecation in quotes. It's not going to be literally deprecated, only renamed, similar to the way _socket and socket work together. We could also rename to _threading, but I prefer the simpler change of only a prepended underscore. -- Aahz (aahz@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair