[Python-Dev] How best to handle the docs for a renamed module?

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 2008-05-12 04:34, Brett Cannon wrote:
> For the sake of argument, let's consider the Queue module. It is now
> named queue. For 2.6 I plan on having both Queue and queue listed in
> the index, with Queue deprecated with instructions to use the new
> name.
> 
> But what to do about all the references. Should we leave them pointing
> at Queue to lessen confusion for people who read about some module on
> some other site that isn't using the new name, or update everything in
> 2.6 to use the new name?

How hard would it be to add a redirects from the old pages to the
new ones ?

mod_rewrite does wonders - well, provided you find the right patterns...

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