[Numpy-discussion] Deprecate unused but exposed C-API functions

[Sebastian Berg]

On Fri, 2020-01-24 at 17:56 -0700, Charles R Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 11:29 AM Sebastian Berg <
> sebastian at sipsolutions.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
<snip>
> > 
> > My idea is to add the deprecation warning now, and if nobody
> > notices it
> > remove them as soon as 1.19 is released.
> > 
> 
> I don't think C-API functions should be removed. Deprecation is fine,
> but removal changes the customary order of the functions. If they
> cost nothing to maintain, just leave them alone with a
> note/documentation that there are preferable alternatives.
> 

To be clear: removal in this sense for me would mean that they exist as
a stub which always raises an error.
In principle they could be set to NULL as well, but I think the always-
error solution is just as good probably.

- Sebastian


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