[Python-3000] PEP 3108 and modules to be removed (current list)

[Brett Cannon]

On 1/9/07, Collin Winter <collinw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/5/07, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> > Obsolete
> > --------
> >
> > Becoming obsolete signifies that either another module in the stdlib
> > or a widely distributed third-party library provides a better solution
> > for what the module is meant for.
>
> How about the sets module? The set and frozenset types would seem to
> have made a separate module obsolete.
>
> I've just refreshed SF patch #1500611, which removes all usages of the
> sets module from the stdlib and test suite.
>

Well, I have no issue removing it, but I know some people really like
having the Python version of the built-ins around (e.g., User*).  Plus
I don't know if PyPy or IronPython use it for their set
implementation.

What do other people think?

-Brett