Remove outdated information from optparse module docstring and docs (#157982)

Author: StanFromIreland

Doc/library/optparse.rst

@@ -16,15 +16,12 @@ Choosing an argument parsing library
 The standard library includes three argument parsing libraries:
 
 * :mod:`getopt`: a module that closely mirrors the procedural C ``getopt`` API.
-  Included in the standard library since before the initial Python 1.0 release.
 * :mod:`!optparse`: a declarative replacement for ``getopt`` that
   provides equivalent functionality without requiring each application
-  to implement its own procedural option parsing logic. Included
-  in the standard library since the Python 2.3 release.
+  to implement its own procedural option parsing logic.
 * :mod:`argparse`: a more opinionated alternative to ``optparse`` that
   provides more functionality by default, at the expense of reduced application
-  flexibility in controlling exactly how arguments are processed. Included in
-  the standard library since the Python 2.7 and Python 3.2 releases.
+  flexibility in controlling exactly how arguments are processed.
 
 In the absence of more specific argument parsing design constraints, :mod:`argparse`
 is the recommended choice for implementing command line applications, as it offers

Lib/optparse.py

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 """A powerful, extensible, and easy-to-use option parser.
 
-By Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
-
-Originally distributed as Optik.
-
-For support, use the optik-users@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list
-(http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/optik-users).
-
 Simple usage example:
 
    from optparse import OptionParser