[Python-Dev] PEP-317

[Aahz]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2003, Steven Taschuk wrote:
> Quoth Brett C.:
>>
>> I am +1 on deprecating string exceptions for Python 3.
> 
> PEP 317 actually proposes formally deprecating them in 2.4, and
> eliminating them entirely in 3.0.  Are you +1 on that?

Given how deeply embedded string exceptions are in Python, I believe
that we cannot afford to issue a DeprecationWarning until we start doing
the same for integer division.
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