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\declaremodule{standard}{string}
\modulesynopsis{Common string operations.}
-The \module{string} package contains a number of useful constants and classes,
+The \module{string} module contains a number of useful constants and classes,
as well as some deprecated legacy functions that are also available as methods
on strings. See the module \refmodule{re}\refstmodindex{re} for string
functions based on regular expressions.
-In general, all of these objects are exposed directly in the \module{string}
-package so users need only import the \module{string} package to begin using
-these constants, classes, and functions.
-
-\begin{notice}
-Starting with Python 2.4, the traditional \module{string} module was turned
-into a package, however backward compatibility with existing code has been
-retained. Code using the \module{string} module that worked prior to Python
-2.4 should continue to work unchanged.
-\end{notice}
-
\subsection{String constants}
The constants defined in this module are: