On Tue, 21 May 2019 00:55:20 +0200 Christian Heimes <christ...@python.org> wrote:
> On 21/05/2019 00.13, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > On Tue, 21 May 2019 00:06:35 +0200 > > Christian Heimes <christ...@python.org> wrote: > >> On 20/05/2019 23.27, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > >>> NNTP is still quite used (often through GMane, but probably not only) so > >>> I'd question the removal of nntplib. > >> > >> Is NNTP support important enough to keep the module in the standard > >> library? > > > > I'd phrase the question differently: is NNTP dead enough, or nntplib > > painful enough to maintain, that it's worth removing it from the stdlib? > > The module itself does not create much work. But its tests are a regular > source of pain and instabilities. The tests for nntplib depend on external > NNTP servers. These servers are sometimes down, very slow, or don't work over > IPv6. I'm sure that Pablo and Victor can tell you some war stories. I briefly > mentioned the issues in the PEP, too. I plead guilty for adding those tests :-/ Back then, it seemed reasonable to test the nntplib module against real-world servers, since like all old Internet text protocols NNTP is not always implemented rigorously. If the NNTP networked tests are an annoyance, they should probably be skipped on CI. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
