Re:PEP 594 – Removing dead batteries from Python's standard ...
by masklinn on Thursday May 23, 2019 @03:49AM
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> Is there no more uu encoded data in the world?
The uu codec is provided by the binascii module. The uu module is a "high-level" interface for conversion between binary and uuencoded files ("-", paths, or file-like objects).
Basically uuencode(1) / uudecode(1) reimplemented in python.
> A programming language that throws away the past is doomed to become a passing fad.
That's complete nonsense.
> If the code is old who cares as long as it still works?
Keeping it working is a maintenance burden. Why keep it if it's worthless?
The uu codec is provided by the binascii module. The uu module is a "high-level" interface for conversion between binary and uuencoded files ("-", paths, or file-like objects).
Basically uuencode(1) / uudecode(1) reimplemented in python.
> A programming language that throws away the past is doomed to become a passing fad.
That's complete nonsense.
> If the code is old who cares as long as it still works?
Keeping it working is a maintenance burden. Why keep it if it's worthless?