[Tutor] trouble using 2to3.py

[Richard D. Moores]

Well, here's the same try again, followed by starting the shell:

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E:\Python31\temp>2to3.py -w mycalc.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\Python31\temp\2to3.py", line 2, in <module>
    from lib2to3.main import main
  File "E:\Python31\temp\lib2to3\main.py", line 33
    except os.error as err:
                     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

E:\Python31\temp>python
Python 3.1 (r31:73574, Jun 26 2009, 20:21:35) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
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Otherwise, how can I tell?

BTW I'm doing this on my old desktop, which runs XP SP2 32-bit.

And thanks, Luke, I took some time off to get back to my piano playing
with a new teacher, my 6th IIRC. Now its time to do both.

Dick

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 01:50, Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoobear at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you sure you're using the 3.1 version of Python to run the script?
> Welcome back, btw.  haven't heard from you in a while.
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Richard D. Moores <rdmoores at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm in the process to learning Python 3.1, and need to convert a bunch
>> of handy functions I wrote and stole over several years. They are all
>> written in 2.x, and are together in one file, mycalc.py.
>>
>> I created a folder E:\Python31\temp\ (my OS is Vista SP1 64-bit), and
>> in it I placed copies of mycalc.py, 2to3.py, and a folder, lib2to3\  .
>>
>> Then I tried
>> E:\Python31\temp>2to3.py -w mycalc.py
>>
>> and got
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>  File "E:\Python31\temp\2to3.py", line 2, in <module>
>>    from lib2to3.main import main
>>  File "E:\Python31\temp\lib2to3\main.py", line 33
>>    except os.error as err:
>>                     ^
>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>
>> How have others dealt with this?
>>
>> Dick Moores
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