> Well, he is basically required to compile his source code before he can > run it. > This is quite uncommon for python code...
However, it *is* common to install Python code before running it. I propose a scheme (which is almost implemented) where you run 2to3 as part of the distutils build step. So the converted sources land in the build directory, if setup.py runs under 3.0 (and you explicitly asked distutils to perform the conversion). Then, you can either install to the target directory, or run from the build directory. distutils does time-stamp based dependency tracking, so it only recompiles things when you change the original source. So yes, you get a compilation step, but not one unheard of (distutils isn't new), and with the usual standard of comfort for compile steps. Lennart, can you please comment whether this (need for compilation) was also your concern, or just Ralf's? Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
