[Python-Dev] #Python3 ! ? (was Python Library Support in 3.x)

[Arc Riley]

Personally, I'd like to celebrate the upcoming Python 3.2 release (which
will hopefully include 3to2) with moving all packages which do not have the
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3' classifier to a "Legacy" section of
PyPI and offer only Python 3 packages otherwise.  Of course put a banner at
the top clearly explaining that Python 2 packages can be found in the Legacy
section.

Radical, I know, but at some point we really need to make this move.

PyPI really needs a mechanism to cull out the moribund packages from being
displayed next to the actively maintained ones.  There's so many packages on
there that only work on Python 2.2-2.4 (for example), or with a specific
highly outdated version of another package, etc.


On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Stephan Richter <stephan.richter at gmail.com
> wrote:

> On Monday, June 21, 2010, Nick Coghlan wrote:
> > A decent listing of major packages that already support Python 3 would
> > be very handy for the new Python2orPython3 page I created on the wiki,
> > and easier to keep up-to-date. (the old Early2to3Migrations page
> > didn't look particularly up to date, but hopefully we can keep the new
> > list in a happier state).
>
> I really just want to be able to go to PyPI, Click on "Browse packages" and
> then select "Python 3" (it can currently be accomplished by clicking
> "Python"
> and then  "3"). Of course, package developers need to be encouraged to add
> these Trove classifiers so that the listings are as complete as possible.
>
> Regards,
> Stephan
> --
> Entrepreneur and Software Geek
> Google me. "Zope Stephan Richter"
>
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