The Python Standard Library – legacylib

The legacylib contains modules from Python standard library (stdlib) that are scheduled for deprecation and removal by PEP 594.

• File and Directory Access
  • fileinput — Iterate over lines from multiple input streams
• File Formats
  • xdrlib — Encode and decode XDR data
• Networking and Interprocess Communication
  • asyncore — Asynchronous socket handler
  • asynchat — Asynchronous socket command/response handler
• Internet Data Handling
  • binhex — Encode and decode binhex4 files
  • uu — Encode and decode uuencode files
• Internet Protocols and Support
  • cgi — Common Gateway Interface support
  • cgitb — Traceback manager for CGI scripts
  • nntplib — NNTP protocol client
  • smtpd — SMTP Server
• Multimedia Services
  • audioop — Manipulate raw audio data
  • aifc — Read and write AIFF and AIFC files
  • sunau — Read and write Sun AU files
  • chunk — Read IFF chunked data
  • imghdr — Determine the type of an image
  • sndhdr — Determine type of sound file
  • ossaudiodev — Access to OSS-compatible audio devices
• Miscellaneous Services
  • formatter — Generic output formatting
• MS Windows Specific Services
  • msilib — Read and write Microsoft Installer files
• Unix Specific Services
  • spwd — The shadow password database
  • crypt — Function to check Unix passwords
  • pipes — Interface to shell pipelines
  • nis — Interface to Sun’s NIS (Yellow Pages)