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Page removal: classic packaging #834
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I don't think there's a reason to have a classic packaging page anymore, and it's making the navigation really long. Hatchlings's plugins, scikit-build-core 1.0, setuptools support for pyproject.toml, and old versions of Python going away mean there's not really a reason to use old configuration mechanisms expect for special legacy cases.
Reacted by Daniel McCloy
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henryiii commentedon Jul 24, 2026
This is less pressing now with better organization, though I still don't think it adds anything and is not really maintained. We can add a redirect to the current simple packaging page in its place.
Margarita215729 commentedon Sep 1, 2026
I'd like to work on this. I'll remove the classic-packaging page from the maintained docs and preserve its existing URL with a redirect to the current simple-packaging page, then run the documentation checks.