locale.getdefaultlocale() is deprecated since Python 3.11
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	Jun 12 2022, 9:04 AM

Description

locale.getdefaultlocale() is deprecated since Python 3.11 and will be removed in Python 3.13

Where is it used?
It is used in config.py only
https://codesearch.wmcloud.org/pywikibot/?q=getdefaultlocale&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=&repos=

What should be used instead?:

Use locale.setlocale(), locale.getpreferredencoding(False) and locale.getlocale() functions instead.

Software version:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	[fix] Use locale.getlocale to get the default userinterface_lang	pywikibot/core	master	+3 -3

Xqt triaged this task as Medium priority.Jun 12 2022, 9:04 AM

Change 804749 had a related patch set uploaded (by Xqt; author: Xqt):

[pywikibot/core@master] [fix] Use locale.getlocale to get the default userinterface_lang

Change 804749 merged by jenkins-bot:

[pywikibot/core@master] [fix] Use locale.getlocale to get the default userinterface_lang

Xqt closed this task as Resolved.Jun 12 2022, 10:04 PM