[Python-Dev] dl module

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Andrew Kuchling wrote:
> 
> The dl module isn't automatically compiled by setup.py, and at least
> one patch on SourceForge adds it.
> 
> Question: should it be compiled as a standard module?  Using it can,
> according to the comments, cause core dumps if you're not careful.
> 
> Question: does anyone actually use the dl module?  If not, maybe it
> could be dropped.

For Windows there's a similar package (calldll I think it is
called). Perhaps someone should take over maintenance for it and
then make it available via Parnassus ?!

The same could be done for e.g. soundex and other deprecated 
modules.

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