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! :-) -- ~Ethan~ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
