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GeezerVison is showing github.com — gh-76007: Deprecate `VERSION` in `xml.etree.ElementTree` & `version` in `xml.sax.expatreader` & `xml.sax.handler` by hugovk · Pull Request #142898 · python/cpython

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Fixes #76007.

📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--142898.org.readthedocs.build/

  • Issue: Misleading __version__ attribute of modules in standard library #76007

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hugovk added 4 commits December 16, 2025 18:48
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Deprecate VERSION attribute in xml.etree.ElementTree
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Deprecate version attribute in xml.sax.expatreader
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Deprecate version attribute in xml.sax.handler
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Deprecate version attribute in xml.sax.expatreader and xml.sax.handler
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@hugovk hugovk changed the title Deprecate VERSION in xml.etree.ElementTree and version in xml.sax.expatreader and xml.sax.handler gh-76007: Deprecate VERSION in xml.etree.ElementTree & version in xml.sax.expatreader & xml.sax.handler Dec 17, 2025
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Misleading __version__ attribute of modules in standard library #76007
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LGTM. I just suggest leaving the test URL unchanged, and write a dedicated PR for that.

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pythongh-76007: Deprecate VERSION in xml.etree.ElementTree & `ver…
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…sion` in `xml.sax.expatreader` & `xml.sax.handler` (python#142898)
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