Remove outdated Tools/scripts/ example scripts

The Tools/scripts/ directory contains more than 70+ example scripts. Most of them are outdated and short scripts Python which are simple to rewrite. When I asked other core developers, they suggest to remove all of them, see the discussion:

https://discuss.python.org/t/remove-outdated-tools-scripts-scripts/19571

I created this issue to look into these scripts and see what to do with them.

analyze_dxp.py: I created issue #97670 to remove the sys.getdxp() function and the Tools/scripts/analyze_dxp.py script.

See also issue #97649: Do not install Tools directory on Windows.

I created PR #97675 to remove a first batch of outdated example scripts.

@warsaw

@warsaw @gpshead @gvanrossum: Would you mind to approve formally this PR since you are in favor of removing Tools/scripts/ scripts according to your messages on https://discuss.python.org/t/remove-outdated-tools-scripts-scripts/19571?

gh-97669: Remove outdated example scripts (#97675)

I created a draft PR #97963 to create a new Tools/build/ sub-directory which contains scripts used to build Python. I moved 13 scripts there. Not sure if it's a good idea or not.

With PR #97963 and PR #97964, the remaining scripts in Tools/scripts/ are:

Programs (3):

2to3
idle3
pydoc3

Scripts (19):

abitype.py
checkpip.py
combinerefs.py
eptags.py
gprof2html.py
md5sum.py
nm2def.py
patchcheck.py
pathfix.py
pep384_macrocheck.py
ptags.py
reindent.py
run_tests.py
startuptime.py
summarize_stats.py
untabify.py: used by patchcheck.py
var_access_benchmark.py
verify_ensurepip_wheels.py
win_add2path.py

patchcheck.py, run_tests.py and verify_ensurepip_wheels.py are used by the Python workflow. Does it deserve its own sub-directory?

I created PR #97964 to move diff.py and ndiff.py scripts to the difflib documentation (to Doc/includes/).

gh-97669: Move difflib examples to Doc/includes/ (#97964)

Oh nice, 4ed00be removed eptags.py and ptags.py.

PR to remove 5 more scripts: PR #98167

PR to remove abitype.py and pep384_macrocheck.py: PR #98165

pythongh-97669: Move difflib examples to Doc/includes/ (python#97964)

gh-97669: Remove outdated example scripts (#97675) (#98167)

gh-97669: Remove abitype.py and pep384_macrocheck.py (#98165)

gh-97669: Create Tools/patchcheck/ directory (#98186)

gh-97669: Fix test_tools reference leak (#98216)

gh-97669: Remove Tools/scripts/startuptime.py (#98214)

Updated list of Tools/scripts/ scripts. With PR #97963, there are only 8 remaining scripts.

Programs (3):

2to3
idle3
pydoc3

Misc (5):

checkpip.py
combinerefs.py: I started a discussion about this script
run_tests.py
summarize_stats.py
var_access_benchmark.py: see issue Move Benchmarks From Tools/ to the pyperformance Repo #97680

Update: I moved verify_ensurepip_wheels.py to Tools/build/ in my PR #97963.

Merge branch 'main' into typewatch

Merge branch 'main' into cached_property

gh-97669: Create Tools/build/ directory (#97963)

I moved 16 scripts to a new Tools/build/ directory: 1863302

There are 9 remaining files in Tools/scripts/, including the README file (so 8 scripts):

2to3
checkpip.py
combinerefs.py
idle3
pydoc3
README
run_tests.py
summarize_stats.py
var_access_benchmark.py

Merge branch 'main' into typewatch

I removed enough scripts, I close the issue :-)

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