Silence DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning by default

cms/envs/common.py

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ When refering to XBlocks, we use the entry-point name. For example,
 import importlib.util
 import os
 import sys
+import warnings
+
 from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers as corsheaders_default_headers
 from datetime import timedelta
 import lms.envs.common
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ from lms.envs.common import (
 from path import Path as path
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 
+from import_shims.warn import DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning
 from lms.djangoapps.lms_xblock.mixin import LmsBlockMixin
 from cms.lib.xblock.authoring_mixin import AuthoringMixin
 from xmodule.modulestore.edit_info import EditInfoMixin
@@ -128,6 +131,13 @@ from openedx.core.release import doc_version
 
 # pylint: enable=useless-suppression
 
+# Filter out DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning instances for now.
+# We will want these to be generally visible eventually, but while there
+# are still a very high number of them, silencing them will be better for
+# developer experience.
+# See /docs/decisions/0007-sys-path-modification-removal.rst for details.
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning)
+
 ################ Enable credit eligibility feature ####################
 ENABLE_CREDIT_ELIGIBILITY = True
 

lms/envs/common.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Longer TODO:
 import importlib.util
 import sys
 import os
+import warnings
 
 from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers as corsheaders_default_headers
 from path import Path as path
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ from enterprise.constants import (
     ENTERPRISE_OPERATOR_ROLE
 )
 
+from import_shims.warn import DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning
 from openedx.core.constants import COURSE_KEY_REGEX, COURSE_KEY_PATTERN, COURSE_ID_PATTERN
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.helpers_dirs import (
     get_themes_unchecked,
@@ -54,6 +56,13 @@ from openedx.core.lib.derived import derived, derived_collection_entry
 from openedx.core.release import doc_version
 from lms.djangoapps.lms_xblock.mixin import LmsBlockMixin
 
+# Filter out DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning instances for now.
+# We will want these to be generally visible eventually, but while there
+# are still a very high number of them, silencing them will be better for
+# developer experience.
+# See /docs/decisions/0007-sys-path-modification-removal.rst for details.
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecatedEdxPlatformImportWarning)
+
 ################################### FEATURES ###################################
 # .. setting_name: PLATFORM_NAME
 # .. setting_default: Your Platform Name Here