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Title: xml.dom refers to PyXML, which is no longer maintained
Type: Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: georg.brandl, gvanrossum, loewis, whooey1830
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2007-10-29 12:23 by whooey1830, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg56902 - (view) Author: whooey1830 (whooey1830) Date: 2007-10-29 12:23
http://docs.python.org/dev/library/xml.dom.html#module-xml.dom

"PyXML
    Users that require a full-featured implementation of DOM should use
the PyXML package."

PyXML however is no longer maintained. Is it a wise idea to link to that
resource? Novice users might trust blindly, before finding out about the
restrictions they are going to face (maintainence, code fixes..) I
suggest adding at least information, that no code fixes are being done,
but documentation on the pyxml website is still updated (Thats how i've
understood their website. Please correct me if i am wrong. I'm feeling a
bit frustrated having spent time with a package, which is no longer
maintained, to be honest.)
msg56924 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-10-29 19:34
Yes, the documentation should be changed. I feel sorry that you've
wasted your time.
msg56930 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-10-29 20:55
What is to be the fate of PyXML? Incorporation into the core, or
abandonment? Or is there a replacement? What is the reason for the lack
of maintenance?
msg57803 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-11-24 11:42
I've now removed mention of PyXML from the docs (r59166).
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:27adminsetgithub: 45696
2007-11-24 11:42:30georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg57803
2007-11-01 17:21:38georg.brandlsetnosy: + georg.brandl
2007-10-29 20:55:06gvanrossumsetnosy: + gvanrossum
messages: + msg56930
2007-10-29 19:34:43loewissetnosy: + loewis
messages: + msg56924
2007-10-29 12:23:01whooey1830create