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Proposal: Removing wsgiorg.routing_args and paste.urlvars support

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Description

While working on WebOb 2.0 in I came across support that is in webob.request.Request for urlvars and urlargs, this seems to be based upon the wsgiorg.routing_args "standard" and paste.urlvars which is a Paste specific extension.

I am not sure how heavily used these standards are, nor do I know if they have been ported to run on Py3.

I am considering removing them from WebOb, or at least moving them out of the base request into a mixin that a user could opt-in to.

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Start by inspecting webob.request.Request and its urlvars and urlargs support, then trace the wsgiorg.routing_args and paste.urlvars references. Establish how these integrations are used and whether they work on Python 3; the work is complete only after the project decides between removal and an opt-in mixin and documents or tests that decision.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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