On Wed, Oct 12, 2005, Michael Chermside wrote: > Guido says: >> Aahz writes: >>> >>> (Python 3.0 should "deprecate" ``thread`` by renaming it to ``_thread``). >> >> +1. (We could even start doing this before 3.0.) > > Before 3.0, let's deprecate it by listing it in the Deprecated modules > section within the documentation... no need to gratuitously break code > by renaming it until 3.0 arrives.
Note carefully the deprecation in quotes. It's not going to be literally deprecated, only renamed, similar to the way _socket and socket work together. We could also rename to _threading, but I prefer the simpler change of only a prepended underscore. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com