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

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:32:07 -0500


>     >> 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. 

Well, I don't want to update the docs to say that you should
henceforth use os.path.sep etc.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)