Consider replacing removed files with deprecations

[elia]

For all the files removed in #28 and elsewhere might make sense to reintroduce the files with a deprecation (or raised error) and instructions on how to solve the problem. Surely would make sense to add explicit instructions in the changelog.

[stale]

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