Feature or enhancement

sre_* modules like sre_constants, sre_compile, and sre_parse were deprecated in 3.11 in 1be3260

Our regular deprecation policy is that the deprecated things can be removed in N + 2 release, which is 3.13.

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 now re._parser, re._constants, and re._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:

>>> import sre_compile
<stdin>:1: DeprecationWarning: module 'sre_compile' is deprecated

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 deprecated sre_* modules #135994