[Python-Dev] deprecating string module?

[Martin v. Loewis]

Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> writes:

> How about deprecating the string module?  In the past, this has presented
> two major problems.  First, its near ubiquity in Python programs before the
> availability of string methods.  Second, the presence of a few useful data
> objects (digits, uppercase, etc).  The first problem can be solved by
> extending the deprecation time suitably (two years/four releases?)  I think
> the second problem can be solved by adding those data objects to either sys
> or locale(preferably the latter).

I think one needs to offer the alternatives first, and deprecate the
module then. So have alternatives for *everything* in string available
in 2.3, deprecate it in 2.4, add a DeprecationWarning in 2.5.

Regards,
Martin