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sobolevn

opened on May 10, 2026

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Feature or enhancement

Refs #115256
Refs #115257

This code is scheduled to be removed in 3.16:

cpython/Lib/tarfile.py

Lines 945 to 961 in a2c1657

	@property
	def tarfile(self):
	import warnings
	warnings.warn(
	'The undocumented "tarfile" attribute of TarInfo objects '
	+ 'is deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.16',
	DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
	return self._tarfile
	@tarfile.setter
	def tarfile(self, tarfile):
	import warnings
	warnings.warn(
	'The undocumented "tarfile" attribute of TarInfo objects '
	+ 'is deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.16',
	DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
	self._tarfile = tarfile

Linked PRs

• gh-149634: Remove deprecated and unused tarfile.Tarfile.tarfile attr #149635
• gh-149634: Fix removed docs from TarFile.tarfile to TarInfo.tarfile #149680

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1. sobolevn

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   on May 10, 2026
2. sobolevn

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   stdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directoryStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directory

   on May 10, 2026
3. StanFromIreland

   added this to Tarfile issues 🗄️on May 10, 2026
4. encukou

   added a commit that references this issue on May 11, 2026

   gh-149634: Remove deprecated and unused `tarfile.Tarfile.tarfile` attr (

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5. encukou

   closed this as completedon May 11, 2026
6. github-project-automation

   moved this to Done in Tarfile issues 🗄️on May 11, 2026
7. zware

   changed the title [-]Remove deprecated and unused `Tarfile.tarfile` attribute for 3.16[/-] [+]Remove deprecated and unused `TarInfo.tarfile` attribute for 3.16[/+] on May 11, 2026
8. sobolevn

   added a commit that references this issue on May 11, 2026

   gh-149634: Fix removed docs from `TarFile.tarfile` to `TarInfo.tarfil…

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