[BioPython] Removing Bio.FormatIO ?

[Peter]

Having looked at the Bio.FormatIO code in more detail, a simple 
deprecation warning isn't an option - it would get triggered whenever 
anyone used Bio.SeqRecord

Would anyone object if we removed Bio.FormatIO (and its hooks in 
Bio/SeqRecord.py and Bio/Search.py) entirely for the next release?

Speak now or forever hold your peace! ;)

Peter

Peter wrote:
> With the release Biopython 1.43 and Bio.SeqIO earlier this year, would 
> anyone be upset if the older Bio.FormatIO module was marked as 
> deprecated for the next Biopython release?
> 
> This module isn't mentioned in the tutorial/cookbook, but Brad did write 
> this entire document:
> http://www.biopython.org/DIST/docs/cookbook/genbank_to_fasta.pdf
> http://www.biopython.org/DIST/docs/cookbook/genbank_to_fasta.html
> 
> In addition to marking Bio.FormatIO as deprecated, I would probably add 
> a big disclaimer to that document, or re-write it to use Bio.SeqIO instead.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Peter