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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Meta issue: clean up redundant compat code","articleBody":"\u003c!--\r\n  If you're new to Python and you're not sure whether what you're experiencing is a bug, the CPython issue tracker is not\r\n  the right place to seek help. Consider the following options instead:\r\n\r\n  - reading the Python tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/\r\n  - posting in the \"Users\" category on discuss.python.org: https://discuss.python.org/c/users/7\r\n  - emailing the Python-list mailing list: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list\r\n  - searching our issue tracker (https://github.com/python/cpython/issues) to see if\r\n    your problem has already been reported\r\n--\u003e \r\n\r\n# Bug report\r\n\r\nThere's several places that have compatibility code for EOL and unsupported Python versions.\r\n\r\nWe can modernise the code by removing the obsolete bits.\r\n\r\nI'll open separate PRs to keep the changes focused by area, and intend to use this meta issue for them all (but can also open separate issues if preferred).\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\r\n### Linked PRs\r\n* gh-100177\r\n* gh-100190\r\n* gh-100197\r\n* gh-100297\r\n* gh-101853\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/hugovk","@type":"Person","name":"hugovk"},"datePublished":"2022-12-11T20:59:48.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/100176/cpython/issues/100176"}