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Python has often been touted as a “batteries included” language because of
its rich standard library
that provides access to numerous utility modules and is distributed with
the language itself. But those libraries need maintenance, of course, and
that is provided by the Python core development team. Over the years, it
has become clear that some of the modules are not really being maintained
any longer and they probably are not really needed by most Python
users—either because better alternatives exist or because they address
extremely niche use cases. A long-running project to start the removal of those
modules has recently been approved.