Using a deprecated function, variable, constant or field GO-W1009
Anti-pattern
3 months ago
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3 months old
"io/ioutil" has been deprecated since Go 1.16: As of Go 1.16, the same functionality is now provided by package io or package os, and those implementations should be preferred in new code. See the specific function documentation for details.
6 "flag"
7 "fmt"
8 "io"
9 "io/ioutil" 10 "log"
11 "net/http"
12 "net/url"
Description
Sometimes a function, variable, constant, field, or whole package becomes redundant or unnecessary but must be kept for compatibility with existing programs. These should not be used except for compatibility with legacy systems.