the FCNTL module is deprecated

[Rob McCrea]

Hi all,

On windows98SE, running Python 2.3.4 (#53, May 25 2004, 21:17:02) [MSC
v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32, the built-in help() function gives me
a deprecation warning when used on my docstrings.

just help() start the interactive help without error.

Heres some minimalistic code to demonstrate this warning:

"""start testhelp.py"""

class Object:
"class Object is an empty testing class"
def __init__(self):
pass

help(Object)

"""end testhelp.py"""

"""start output"""

C:\PYTHON23\lib \fcntl.py:7: DeprecationWarn ing: the FCNTL module is
deprecated;
please use fcntl
DeprecationWarn ing)

Help on class Object in module __main__:

class Object
| class Object is an empty testing class
|
| Methods defined here:
|
| __init__(self)

"""end output"""

I'm not particularly concerned with it, just being a warning which I
might be able to suppress with python.exe parameters, but if anyone
knows how to fix it, I'd like to fix it. I also had the same warning in
2.3.3, which lead me to upgrading which searching for a solution. I
tried deleting all .pyc from my python\Lib directory, to no avail. I am
new, am I missing a step in creating docstrings and/or using help()?

Thanks,
Rob

[Rob McCrea]

Re: the FCNTL module is deprecated

I wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> On windows98SE, running Python 2.3.4 (#53, May 25 2004, 21:17:02) [MSC
> v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32, the built-in help() function gives me
> a deprecation warning when used on my docstrings.
>
> just help() start the interactive help without error.
>
> Heres some minimalistic code to demonstrate this warning:[/color]

My code wasn't the minimum, i guess its not my docstrings:

"""start testhelp.py"""

class Object:
def __init__(self):
pass

help(Object)

"""end testhelp.py"""
[color=blue]
> C:\PYTHON23\lib \fcntl.py:7: DeprecationWarn ing: the FCNTL module is
> deprecated;
> please use fcntl
> DeprecationWarn ing)
>
> Help on class Object in module __main__:
>
> class Object
> | class Object is an empty testing class
> |
> | Methods defined here:
> |
> | __init__(self)
>
> """end output"""
>
> I'm not particularly concerned with it, just being a warning which I
> might be able to suppress with python.exe parameters, but if anyone
> knows how to fix it, I'd like to fix it. I also had the same warning in
> 2.3.3, which lead me to upgrading which searching for a solution. I
> tried deleting all .pyc from my python\Lib directory, to no avail. I am
> new, am I missing a step in using help()?[/color]

Thanks,
Rob

[Lenard Lindstrom]

Re: the FCNTL module is deprecated

Rob McCrea <robmccrea@spaa madelphiaspremo veam.net> writes:
[color=blue]
> I wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hi all,
> > On windows98SE, running Python 2.3.4 (#53, May 25 2004, 21:17:02)
> > [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32, the built-in help() function
> > gives me
> > a deprecation warning when used on my docstrings.
> > just help() start the interactive help without error.
> > Heres some minimalistic code to demonstrate this warning:[/color]
>
> My code wasn't the minimum, i guess its not my docstrings:
>
> """start testhelp.py"""
>
> class Object:
> def __init__(self):
> pass
>
> help(Object)
>
> """end testhelp.py"""
>[color=green]
> > C:\PYTHON23\lib \fcntl.py:7: DeprecationWarn ing: the FCNTL module is
> > deprecated;
> > please use fcntl
> > DeprecationWarn ing)
> > Help on class Object in module __main__:
> > class Object
> > | class Object is an empty testing class
> > |
> > | Methods defined here:
> > |
> > | __init__(self)
> > """end output"""
> > I'm not particularly concerned with it, just being a warning which I
> > might be able to suppress with python.exe parameters, but if anyone
> > knows how to fix it, I'd like to fix it. I also had the same
> > warning in 2.3.3, which lead me to upgrading which searching for a
> > solution. I tried deleting all .pyc from my python\Lib directory,
> > to no avail. I am new, am I missing a step in using help()?[/color]
>[/color]
I am running Windows 98 and do not get the deprecation warning. After
some searching I chased the problem down to the PYTHONCASEOK environment
variable, which is not defined on my system.

C:\prg\Python23 >python -V
Python 2.3.3

C:\prg\Python23 >python helptest.py

Help on class Object in module __main__:

class Object
| Methods defined here:
|
| __init__(self)


C:\prg\Python23 >type helptest.py
"""start testhelp.py"""

class Object:
def __init__(self):
pass

help(Object)

"""end testhelp.py"""

C:\prg\Python23 >set PYTHONCASEOK=1

C:\prg\Python23 >python helptest.py
C:\PRG\PYTHON23 \lib\fcntl.py:7 : DeprecationWarn ing: the FCNTL module is deprecat
ed; please use fcntl
DeprecationWarn ing)

Help on class Object in module __main__:

class Object
| Methods defined here:
|
| __init__(self)

Lenard Lindstrom
<len-l@telus.net>

[Rob McCrea]

Re: the FCNTL module is deprecated (fixed!)

Lenard Lindstrom wrote:
[color=blue]
> Rob McCrea <robmccrea@spaa madelphiaspremo veam.net> writes:
>[color=green]
>>I wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Hi all,[/color]
>>
>>"""start testhelp.py"""
>>
>>class Object:
>> def __init__(self):
>> pass
>>
>>help(Object )
>>
>>"""end testhelp.py"""
>>[color=darkred]
>> > C:\PYTHON23\lib \fcntl.py:7: DeprecationWarn ing: the FCNTL module is[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>deprecated ;
>>>please use fcntl
>>> DeprecationWarn ing)
>>>Help on class Object in module __main__:
>>>class Object
>>> | class Object is an empty testing class
>>> |
>>> | Methods defined here:
>>> |
>>> | __init__(self)
>>>"""end output"""[/color]
>>[/color]
> I am running Windows 98 and do not get the deprecation warning. After
> some searching I chased the problem down to the PYTHONCASEOK environment
> variable, which is not defined on my system.
>
> Lenard Lindstrom
> <len-l@telus.net>[/color]

Thanks very much, Lenard, It's fixed.

Rob