[Tutor] combining Python 2.x and Python 3

[wesley chun]

> I think the intent of 2to3 is that you maintain the
> Python 2.6 version and automatically create the Python 3 version from
> it. So there is only one source file. At least one person found this
> practical, for a large codebase (well, he says it "mostly works"):
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/PortingDjangoTo3k
>
>> no one has addressed your original
>> request directly, so i'll do it here: it is nearly impossible to have
>> a sufficiently complex single .py source file that will run under both
>> Python 3 and Python 2 -- one single print statement would ruin it, if
>> you know what i mean.
>
> Here are three success stories of creating a single version of a
> sizable project that runs in both 2.x and 3.0:
> http://pythonology.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-code-run-on-python-20-through-30.html
> http://mail.mems-exchange.org/durusmail/qp/441/ and followup
>
> The postings have a fair amount of detail. Durus, QP, QPy and evoque
> are all open source so you can see how they did it.
> http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/ - the latest releases include
> the Py 3.0 code though the README files don't mention it.
> http://evoque.gizmojo.org/

wow, great links Kent. i didn't think that people would be as bold as
to do this, but i guess it was inevitable. it's interesting to see
both the similarities and the differences for those who are trying to
maintain a single version source. (in particular, the "if" statements
checking versions with attributes of the sys module reminds me of old
C code i worked on years ago when maintaining apps that had to run on
both Unix and Windows systems.) it may be worthwhile to collate all of
this info into a "2to3 FAQ" at some point.

cheers,
-- wesley
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