bring back nntp library to python3

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Wed Aug 14 18:29:40 EDT 2024


On 8/14/24 13:14, Keith Thompson via Python-list wrote:

 > The rationale for removing nntplib and other modules from the default
 > installation is explained in PEP 0594 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0594/>.
 >
 > """
 > The nntplib tests have been the cause of additional work in the recent
 > past. Python only contains the client side of NNTP, so the tests connect
 > to external news servers. The servers are sometimes unavailable, too
 > slow, or do not work correctly over IPv6. The situation causes flaky
 > test runs on buildbots.
 > """

Sounds like we need somebody to write an NNTP server for the stdlib!  :-)

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~Ethan~



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