blog/deprecate-for-else-or-else

[utterances-bot]

Deprecate for else or else? | The When of Python Blog

The for else construct is arguably too confusing for most Python coders and there are simple alternatives that are safe and versatile. A clear candidate for deprecation.

https://when-of-python.github.io/blog/deprecate-for-else-or-else.html

[ncoghlan]

Something you will want to make clear with the "Deprecated Python" category is that it's focused on "documented deprecation": features and interfaces that are being kept for backwards compatibility reasons, but are best avoided in new code.

Actual programmatically deprecated things are more self-evidently worth avoiding, such as the legacy modules named in
https://peps.python.org/pep-0594/#deprecated-modules

That said, some guidance on seeing deprecation warnings would likely be useful. See https://peps.python.org/pep-0565/ for discussion of some of the problems in that space.

[grantps]

I like the way we have a culture in Python of openly discussing these sorts of problems and trying to work out the best / least bad solution. That PEP also revealed how tricky it can be to identify the right solution.