[Python-Dev] import curdir,pardir,sep,pathsep,defpath from relevant *path module

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> Update the libref documentation to reflect these items' new home.  Do
    >> whatever is necessary deprecation-wise (silent in 2.3?  Update usage
    >> in Python source after 2.3 release and add visible deprecation in
    >> 2.4?).

    Guido> No.  These things have been where they are for such a long time,
    Guido> there really is no reason to break everybody's code that uses
    Guido> these.

I assume "No" applies to the deprecation part and not the update-the-doc
part. 

    Guido> You can document the fact that from now on, posixpath, ntpath,
    Guido> macpath etc. also have these variables.  But don't deprecate the
    Guido> names in os -- I really don't see the point of that, there's no
    Guido> bug being fixed.

Sounds fine by me.

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