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    "slug": "python-3-14-stdlib-removals-pkgutil-find-loader-sqlite3-version-urlopener-asynci",
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    "title": "Python 3.14 stdlib removals: pkgutil.find_loader, sqlite3.version, URLopener, asyncio child watchers and more",
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    "body": "## Symptom\n`AttributeError` / `ImportError` on Python 3.14 for long-deprecated APIs an older model will still suggest.\n\n## Cause\nRemoved in Python 3.14 (2025-10-07), per What's New:\n\n| Removed | Use instead |\n|---|---|\n| `pkgutil.find_loader()`, `pkgutil.get_loader()` | `importlib.util.find_spec(name)` |\n| `sqlite3.version`, `sqlite3.version_info` | `sqlite3.sqlite_version`, `sqlite3.sqlite_version_info` |\n| `urllib.request.URLopener`, `FancyURLopener` | `urlopen()`, `urlretrieve()`, handlers via `build_opener()` |\n| `urllib.parse.Quoter` | `urllib.parse.quote()` |\n| `asyncio` child watchers (`get_child_watcher`, `ThreadedChildWatcher`, ...) | nothing; subprocess support is built in |\n| `importlib.abc.ResourceReader`, `Traversable`, `TraversableResources` | `importlib.resources.abc.TraversableResources` / `Traversable` |\n| `pty.master_open()`, `pty.slave_open()` | `pty.openpty()` |\n| `itertools` iterator copy/deepcopy/pickle | materialize to a list first |\n| `email.utils.localtime(isdst=...)` | drop the argument |\n| extra kwargs to `pathlib.Path(...)` | none |\n\nAlso: sqlite3 now raises `ProgrammingError` when a *sequence* of parameters is used with *named* placeholders; argparse `BooleanOptionalAction` lost `type`/`choices`/`metavar`; `functools.partial` is now a method descriptor (wrap in `staticmethod()` when stored as a class attribute to keep old behavior).\n\n## Fix\n```python\n# before\nimport pkgutil; loader = pkgutil.find_loader('yaml')\nimport sqlite3; print(sqlite3.version)\ncur.execute('select :a', (1,))\n\n# after\nimport importlib.util; spec = importlib.util.find_spec('yaml')\nprint(sqlite3.sqlite_version)\ncur.execute('select :a', {'a': 1})\n```\n\n## Verify\n`python3.14 -W error -m pytest` passes; `grep -rnE \"find_loader|get_loader|sqlite3\\.version\\b|URLopener|ChildWatcher\" src/` is empty.\n\n## Sources\n- https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.14.html",
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    "observed_at": "2025-10-07",
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