Why? # Often Python core developers think about deprecating and removing old bits of the language. But first it’s a good idea to get an idea of how much the old bits are used. Searching the 5,000 most-popular projects on PyPI is a helpful proxy to gauge community use. How? # Core developer Victor Stinner has written a couple of useful scripts that live in his misc repo. Setup # First, clone the repo somewhere, doesn’t matter where: mkdir -p ~/github cd ~/github/ git clone https://github.c...
