Issue #17177: The imp module is pending deprecation.
To make sure there is no issue with code that is both Python 2 and 3
compatible, there are no plans to remove the module any sooner than
Python 4 (unless the community moves to Python 3 solidly before then).
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
index 92b2058..fbe4b77 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@
:meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.init_module_attrs` allows subclasses of a loader
to more easily customize module loading.
+* The :mod:`imp` module is pending deprecation. To keep compatibility with
+ Python 2/3 code bases, the module's removal is currently not scheduled.
+
Deprecated functions and types of the C API
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