10 Aug
2013
10 Aug
'13
4:09 p.m.
On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> wrote:
On 10 August 2013 04:58, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
Oh, I can see the other side's arguments. If str.format existed and str% didn't, there would be insufficient grounds to add it. But they both exist, and the arguments for removing a feature have to be insanely strong. Status quo wins easily.
But the arguments for deprecating a feature in favour of the other (so as to aid standardisation) without imminent removal plans don't have to be as strong.
What does deprecation mean if you aren't planning to remove it? Why should I change my code if it's not going to break? Deprecation has to be backed by intent to remove. ChrisA