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I was referring to 3.x, but also to “minor” releases (not sure they use semver), where standard library functions and options are being removed occasionally.

So it is both “not conservative enough”, whilst as you say being overly conservative.

The main problem with “small libraries” is supply chain risk. This is why I try to use languages with a strong standard library (and first party external packages). Python would be a lot less useful without a strong standard library.