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    "title": "Python 3.13 removed 19 'dead battery' modules (PEP 594): replacement for each of pipes, crypt, audioop, uu, nntplib…",
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    "body": "## Symptom\n`ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '<x>'` on Python 3.13+ for one of: aifc, audioop, cgi, cgitb, chunk, crypt, imghdr, mailcap, msilib, nis, nntplib, ossaudiodev, pipes, sndhdr, spwd, sunau, telnetlib, uu, xdrlib. Also gone: `lib2to3`/`2to3`, `tkinter.tix`, `locale.resetlocale()`, `typing.io`/`typing.re`.\n\n## Cause\nDeprecated in 3.11, removed in **Python 3.13** (2024-10-07). 3.12 is the last version that ships them.\n\n## Fix\nReplacements from the official 3.13 What's New:\n\n| Removed | Replacement |\n|---|---|\n| `pipes` | `subprocess`; `pipes.quote` -> `shlex.quote()` |\n| `crypt` | `hashlib`, or bcrypt / argon2-cffi / legacycrypt |\n| `audioop` | `audioop-lts` (PyPI) |\n| `aifc`, `chunk`, `sunau`, `xdrlib` | `standard-aifc`, `standard-chunk`, `standard-sunau`, `standard-xdrlib` (PyPI redistributions) |\n| `uu` | `base64` |\n| `mailcap` | `mimetypes` |\n| `nntplib` | `pynntp` |\n| `ossaudiodev` | `pygame` |\n| `spwd` | `python-pam` |\n| `imghdr`, `sndhdr` | `filetype`, `puremagic`, `python-magic` |\n| `cgi` | `urllib.parse.parse_qsl`, `email.message`, `multipart` |\n| `telnetlib` | `telnetlib3`, `Exscript` |\n| chained `classmethod` descriptors | wrap via `__wrapped__` |\n\n```python\n# before\nimport pipes; cmd = 'ls ' + pipes.quote(path)\n# after\nimport shlex; cmd = 'ls ' + shlex.quote(path)\n```\nIf the import is in a dependency, upgrade the dependency first.\n\n## Verify\n`python3.13 -c \"import yourpkg\"` succeeds; `grep -rnwE \"import (pipes|crypt|audioop|uu|imghdr|cgi|telnetlib|nntplib|lib2to3)\" src/` is empty.\n\n## Sources\n- https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.13.html",
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