Remove deprecated `importlib.load_module`
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- Python
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Originally deprecated in https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/23469, later delayed to 3.15 in aa81a6f6e4f265565da9781d0bf95c7d16ddd961.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing importlib.load_module and the original deprecation discussion in python/cpython#23469, along with commit aa81a6f6e4f265565da9781d0bf95c7d16ddd961. Remove the deprecated API and verify the CPython test suite covers the resulting behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100