Paul McNett wrote:
> This isn't news really, but I just downloaded Phoenix to my Windows
> 7 box with Python 3.3.1 installed, and was able to create a
> wx.Frame and show it.
Nice!
> I then tried to run some Dabo and (again, not news) we are mired in
> 2.x/3.x compatibility issues.
>
> We should use project six or something like that to ease our
> transition.
Yeah, that is a good plan. It seems like there's a fair amount of
stuff that's not wxPython-specific but is Python 2-specific that could
be updated even without waiting for Phoenix, which would make any later
Python-3-oriented work easier.
> Whether we wait for Phoenix, go with Qt, or whatever, Dabo needs to
> be able to run in Python 3.
Yeah, that's why I brought this up. I certainly realize it's a lot
of work to do, and I would be willing to help with that work a bit too,
(although I have no real experience with Qt and only a little with Wx).
I just think it would be a shame if Dabo languished in Python 2 just
because wxPython did.
Incidentally, although the Phoenix project may provide Python 3
support of a sort, I have to say I'm still somewhat skeptical.
Everything I can find about it still has the aura of "some things don't
work yet, but they will eventually". It's probably worth trying with
the snapshots to get a head-start in case it does come out. But to my
mind there is all the difference in the world between "download a dev
snapshot and manually copy the files into your wx install directory" and
"an official release on the front page of wxpython.org". In particular,
if I was trying to get an end-user to install a Dabo app, I would feel
fine telling them "go to wxPython.org, download version X, and click
Install"; I would not be comfortable telling them to engage in rigmarole
with dev snapshots. So from my perspective Phoenix won't be really
ready until you can install it by "conventional methods" and know that
it will work.
--
Brendan Barnwell
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no
path, and leave a trail."
--author unknown
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