Feature or enhancement

sre_* modules likesre_constants,sre_compile, andsre_parse were deprecated in3.11 in1be3260

Our regular deprecation policy is that the deprecated things can be removed in N + 2 release, which is3.13.

Pitch

Let's remove them if there are no objections.

I guess it is safe to remove them for several reasons:

1. https://bugs.python.org/issue47152 clearly states that they were undocumented
2. There are nowre._parser,re._constants, andre._compiler modules that are used instead
3. They were listed as deprecated in the "what's new" and the warning was pretty clear

The only argument agaist removing them:

1. The deprecation warning never says when they will be removed:

>>>importsre_compile<stdin>:1:DeprecationWarning:module'sre_compile'isdeprecated

I will send a PR once we settle it:

• Either with a better deprecation message
• Or with these modules removed

@vstinner@serhiy-storchaka what's your opinion?

Linked PRs

• gh-105456: Remove deprecatedsre_* modules #135994