[Python-Dev] Distutils using apply

[Oren Tirosh]

On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 09:50:05AM -0400, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > My comment was not specifically about Moshe's use case - it's about
> > the meaning of deprecation in Python.
> >
> > Does it always have to mean "start replacing because it *will* go
> > away" as seems to be implied by PEP 5 or perhaps in some cases it
> > could just mean "please don't use this in new code, okay" ?
>
> I think that can be safely left up to the individual programmer, who
> has a better idea (hopefully) on the life expectancy of his code.  We
> try to give guidance about the urgency of the deprecation e.g. in PEPs
> or by using the normally-silent PendingDeprecation (which suggests
> it's not urgent :-).

I'm afraid this is too subtle for me. I'll ask my question a third time,
hoping for an answer that a mere mortal can understand:

Are all deprecated features on death row or are some of them merely
serving a life sentence?

    Oren

 "Do not meddle in the affairs of BDFLs,
  for they are subtle and quick to anger"