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Re:Python finally offloads some batteries by tyingq on Friday March 18, 2022 @08:41AM (#30721422)
Those don't come with python though, so the standard library wouldn't have any similar functionality. And both of the suggestions have a direct dependency on urllib.

Edit: So who maintains urllib, a dependency for the "better" libraries, if you push it out of python core?

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Re:Python finally offloads some batteries by DangitBobby on Friday March 18, 2022 @11:01AM (#30723167)
Yep. They kind of hint at the end that the real solution is to actually fix urllib. Removing it is a mistake IMO, even if it's for "security reasons" but especially if it's for a bad API. I'd rather it be included and kind of broken than removed.
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