The tarfile module defines a bunch of stat constants:

http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/4465f273a8a4/Lib/tarfile.py#l142

These constants aren't documented but they look like public API constants. I would like to replace them with values from the stat module:

TUREAD = stat.S_IRUSR

Interesting commit:

changeset:   76949:492e6c6a01bb
user:        Giampaolo Rodola' <g.rodola@gmail.com>
date:        Tue May 15 15:30:25 2012 +0200
files:       Doc/library/stat.rst Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst Lib/stat.py Lib/tarfile.py Lib/test/test_stat.py Misc/NEWS
description:
#14807: move undocumented tarfile.filemode() to stat.filemode(). Add tarfile.filemode alias with deprecation warning.

> I would like to replace them with values from the stat module

I would prefer to simply drop all these constants. None is used by the tarfile module. *If* an application uses tarfile to get stat constants, this application must be fixed to use the stat module which contain thse constants since the creation of the stat module, something like 23 years ago...

changeset:   20:118545312f3b
branch:      legacy-trunk
user:        Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
date:        Sun Oct 21 16:17:08 1990 +0000
files:       Lib/stat.py
description:
Initial revision

OK, your proposal is more appealing. Any last words before the constants are gone for good?

Interestingly enough, the two constants that are used are prefixed with `stat`.

Patch attached.

Adios!

lgtm. kill 'em

Christian, do you mind if I get this patchd committed?

issue18281.stoneleaf.01.patch looks good to me, please commit it!

Sounds like we have a consensus.  If no objections I'll commit in four or five days (in time for the last alpha).

Yes, please commit your patch. I totally wanted to reply to your mail but I was distracted by other things. Sorry!

Cool, thanks!

I didn't want to step on any toes.  :)

New changeset 3d557da59c22 by Ethan Furman in branch 'default':
Close #18281: superfluous stat constants removed from tarfile
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3d557da59c22