un-deprecate audioop, as it's now being used (as discussed at pycon).

Note ast compiler status.

pep-0004.txt

@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ Deprecated modules
     Date:          1-Oct-2000.
     Documentation: TBD
 
-    Module name:   audioop
-    Rationale:     The module is not actively being used, no mention
-                   of it was found on deja.com on Oct-1-2000.
-    Date:          1-Oct-2000
-    Documentation: TBD
-
     Module name:   rgbimgmodule
     Rationale:     In a 2001-04-24 c.l.py post, Jason Petrone mentions
                    that he occasionally uses it; no other references to 

pep-0320.txt

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Planned features for 2.4
     controversial.)
 
     Deprecate and/or remove the modules listed in PEP 4 (posixfile,
-    gopherlib, audioop, pre, others)
+    gopherlib, pre, others)
 
     Remove support for platforms as described in PEP 11.
     
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ Planned features for 2.4
 
     AST-based compiler: if this branch can land in the trunk by early 
     May, it can go in.  Otherwise it can wait for a future release.
+    This will not be in 2.4, but will land on the trunk some time after
+    2.4 final is out, for inclusion in 2.5.
 
 
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