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bpo-40360: Deprecate lib2to3 module in light of PEP 617 #19663

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@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
of *fixers* to transform it into valid Python 3.x code. The standard library
contains a rich set of fixers that will handle almost all code. 2to3 supporting
library :mod:`lib2to3` is, however, a flexible and generic library, so it is
possible to write your own fixers for 2to3. :mod:`lib2to3` could also be
adapted to custom applications in which Python code needs to be edited
automatically.
possible to write your own fixers for 2to3.


.. _2to3-using:
@@ -466,9 +464,17 @@ and off individually. They are described here in more detail.

--------------

.. deprecated:: 3.10
Python 3.9 will switch to a PEG parser (see :pep:`617`), and Python 3.10 may
include new language syntax that is not parsable by lib2to3's LL(1) parser.
The ``lib2to3`` module may be removed from the standard library in a future
Python version. Consider third-party alternatives such as `LibCST`_ or
`parso`_.

.. note::

The :mod:`lib2to3` API should be considered unstable and may change
drastically in the future.

.. XXX What is the public interface anyway?
.. _LibCST: https://libcst.readthedocs.io/
.. _parso: https://parso.readthedocs.io/
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
#empty
import warnings


warnings.warn(
"lib2to3 package is deprecated and may not be able to parse Python 3.10+",
PendingDeprecationWarning,

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hroncok Apr 30, 2020
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I was under the impression that we don't use PendingDeprecationWarning any more: https://bugs.python.org/issue36404

stacklevel=2,
)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def check_all(self, modname):
names = {}
with support.check_warnings(
(".* (module|package)", DeprecationWarning),
(".* (module|package)", PendingDeprecationWarning),
("", ResourceWarning),
quiet=True):
try:
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
The :mod:`lib2to3` module is pending deprecation due to :pep:`617`.