For referencing, the commit was https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ef158c3ced3fce39e43f54e8d149dc2714e3456e#diff-ef2e84716aa6196aa0ebf0691e608986 and the issue was https://bugs.python.org/issue29218 .
On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 at 11:27 Alexander Belopolsky < alexander.belopol...@gmail.com> wrote: > I started porting my project [1] to Python 3.7 and came across bpo-29218: > > "The unused distutils install_misc command has been removed." [2] > > Historically, the distutils package was very conservative about changes > because many 3rd party packages extended it in ways unforeseen by the > Python core developers. As far as I can tell, this removal was done > without a deprecation period or any public discussion. > > The comment above the command class [3] was there for 18 years and > promised to "keep it around for the time being." Why did it suddenly > become necessary to remove it in 3.7? Is shedding 20 lines of code really > worth the risk of breaking user code? > > [1]: https://github.com/KxSystems/pyq > [2]: https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.7.html#api-and-feature-removals > [3]: > https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/aae45f93e7b7708deb1ce9d69b58fa029106613d > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/brett%40python.org >
_______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
