[Biopython-dev] Deprecating Bio.EUtils?

[Peter]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Peter <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> The NCBI Entrez database has some "Entrez Programming Utilities"
> called EUtils, http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/eutils_help.html
>
> Biopython now has two modules for accessing this, Bio.Entrez (new) and
> Bio.EUtils (old).
>
> We have a couple of open bugs in Bio.EUtils,
> http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2447
> http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2448
>
> This module is currently unmaintained, and the original author Andrew
> Dalke has indicated that he doesn't have the time to look after it.
> The Bio.EUtils code is also (in my opinion) fairly complicated for any
> newcomer to try and understand.  On the bright side, it does have a
> working unit test.
>
> Given most (all?) of the NBCI's "Entrez Programming Utilities" aka
> EUtils functionality is now supported by the newer (and much simpler)
> Bio.Entrez module (which Michiel is maintaining), perhaps we should
> deprecate Bio.EUtils for the next release.

Assuming no one has any comments, I'll post a similar email on the
main list to see if anyone there is currently using Bio.EUtils.

Peter