[New-bugs-announce] [issue35345] Remove platform.popen(), deprecated since Python 3.3

[STINNER Victor]

New submission from STINNER Victor <vstinner at redhat.com>:

platform.popen() is deprecated since Python 3.3: bpo-11377. Calling the function emits a DeprecationWarning and the function is documented as being deprecated.

The function is documented in the "Win95/98 specific":
https://docs.python.org/dev/library/platform.html#win95-98-specific

Python 3.5 dropped Windows XP support. I don't think that Python 2.7 still support Windows 98. So it's time to remove support for this old OS.

Python 3 now has a os.popen() function:
https://docs.python.org/dev/library/os.html#os.popen

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 330639
nosy: vstinner
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Remove platform.popen(), deprecated since Python 3.3
versions: Python 3.8

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