[Python-Dev] Distutils using apply

[Oren Tirosh]

On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 06:55:44PM -0000, Moshe Zadka wrote:
> Hi!
> I haven't seen this come up yet -- why is distutils still using apply?
> It causes warnings to be emitted when building packages with Python 2.3
> and -Wall, and is altogether unclean.
> 
> Is this just a matter of checking in a patch? Or submitting one to SF?
> Or is there a real desire to be compatible to Python 1.5.2?

I was wondering if a milder form of deprecation may be appropriate for
some features such as the apply builtin:

1. Add a notice in docstring 'not recommended for new code'
2. Move to 'obsolete' or 'backward compatibility' section in manual
3. Do NOT produce a warning (pychecker may still do that)
4. Do NOT plan removal of feature in a specific future release

    Oren