[issue35471] Remove macpath module

Change by STINNER Victor : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

STINNER Victor added the comment: New changeset d7538dd5e3e04a8db22e1470cb2ed696bf3be160 by Victor Stinner in branch 'master': bpo-35471: Remove the macpath module (GH-11129) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d7538dd5e3e04a8db22e1470cb2ed696bf3be160 -- __

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

STINNER Victor added the comment: > I was against removing the module in the past because parts of the macOS API > still used (on probably still use) classic MacOS style paths. Most if not > all APIs are by this time deprecated, which makes it less and less like that > anyone will use macpa

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

Ronald Oussoren added the comment: I'm in favour of removing macpath. I was against removing the module in the past because parts of the macOS API still used (on probably still use) classic MacOS style paths. Most if not all APIs are by this time deprecated, which makes it less and less lik

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

Change by Serhiy Storchaka : -- components: +macOS nosy: +ned.deily, ronaldoussoren ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mail

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

STINNER Victor added the comment: According to the PEP 11, MacOS 9 support has been dropped in Python 2.4 (released in 2004: 14 years ago!). So I think that it's now ok to remove the macpath module, especially because it's deprecated since Python 3.7. --

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

Change by STINNER Victor : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +10360 stage: -> patch review ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-

[issue35471] Remove macpath module

New submission from STINNER Victor : The module 'macpath' has been deprecated in Python 3.7 by bpo-9850 and scheduled for removal in Python 3.8. Attached PR removes the module. -- components: Library (Lib) messages: 331699 nosy: vstinner priority: normal severity: normal status: open t