Replaced custom deprecated decorator with simple DeprecationWarning (#2110)

bindings/python/unicorn/unicorn_py3/unicorn.py

@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ import ctypes
 import functools
 import weakref
 import warnings
-
 from unicorn import unicorn_const as uc
 from .arch.types import uc_err, uc_engine, uc_context, uc_hook_h, UcReg, VT
 
-# __version__ = f'{uc.UC_VERSION_MAJOR}.{uc.UC_VERSION_MINOR}.{uc.UC_VERSION_PATCH}'
 
 MemRegionStruct = Tuple[int, int, int]
 TBStruct = Tuple[int, int, int]
@@ -632,25 +630,6 @@ class Uc(RegStateManager):
     """Unicorn Engine class.
     """
 
-    # Code snippet modified from:
-    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2536307/decorators-in-the-python-standard-lib-deprecated-specifically
-    @staticmethod
-    def __deprecated(msg: str):
-        def __deprecated_inner(func: Callable) -> Callable:
-            """Use this decorator to mark functions as deprecated.
-            Every time the decorated function runs, it will emit
-            a "deprecation" warning."""
-            @functools.wraps(func)
-            def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
-                warnings.simplefilter('always', DeprecationWarning)  # turn off filter
-                warnings.warn("Call to a deprecated function {}. {}".format(func.__name__, msg),
-                            category=DeprecationWarning,
-                            stacklevel=2)
-                warnings.simplefilter('default', DeprecationWarning)  # reset filter
-                return func(*args, **kwargs)
-            return new_func
-        return __deprecated_inner
-
     @staticmethod
     def __is_compliant() -> bool:
         """Checks whether Unicorn binding version complies with Unicorn library.
@@ -1455,15 +1434,6 @@ class Uc(RegStateManager):
 
         self.__ctl_w(uc.UC_CTL_TB_FLUSH)
 
-    @__deprecated("You should use ctl_set_tlb_mode instead.")
-    def ctl_tlb_mode(self, mode: int) -> None:
-        """Deprecated, please use ctl_set_tlb_mode instead.
-        
-        Args:
-            mode: tlb mode to use (see UC_TLB_* constants)
-        """
-        self.ctl_set_tlb_mode(mode)
-    
     def ctl_set_tlb_mode(self, mode: int) -> None:
         """Set TLB mode.
 
@@ -1475,6 +1445,16 @@ class Uc(RegStateManager):
             (ctypes.c_uint, mode)
         )
 
+    # For backward compatibility...
+    def ctl_tlb_mode(self, mode: int) -> None:
+        """Deprecated, please use ctl_set_tlb_mode instead.
+
+        Args:
+            mode: tlb mode to use (see UC_TLB_* constants)
+        """
+        warnings.warn('Deprecated method, use ctl_set_tlb_mode', DeprecationWarning)
+        self.ctl_set_tlb_mode(mode)
+
     def ctl_get_tcg_buffer_size(self) -> int:
         """Retrieve TCG buffer size.
 

tests/regress/test_old_ctl.py

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import regress
+import sys
+import unittest
 from unicorn import *
 from unicorn.x86_const import *
 
+
 # Very basic testing to ensure the old api exists
-# and we correctly implement __deprecated
+@unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="requires python3.7 or higher")
 class OldCtl(regress.RegressTest):
     def runTest(self):
         mu = Uc(UC_ARCH_X86, UC_MODE_32)
         mu.ctl_tlb_mode(UC_TLB_CPU)
         mu.ctl_set_tlb_mode(UC_TLB_VIRTUAL)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     regress.main()