Using a deprecated function, variable, constant or field GO-W1009
Anti-pattern
Major
a year ago
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2 years 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.
1package pedersonCommitment
2
3import (
4 "io/ioutil" 5 "log"
6 "os"
7 "testing"
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.