On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:24:15AM -0800, Mark Roberts wrote: > So, I'm more than aware of how to write Python 2/3 compatible code. I've > ported 10-20 libraries to Python 3 and write Python 2/3 compatible code at > work. I'm also aware of how much writing 2/3 compatible code makes me hate > Python as a language.
I'm surprised by the strength of feeling there. Most of the code I write supports 2.4+, with the exception of 3.0 where I say "it should work, but if it doesn't, I don't care". I'll be *very* happy when I can drop support for 2.4, but with very few exceptions I have not found many major problems supporting both 2.7 and 3.3+ in the one code-base, and nothing I couldn't work around (sometimes by just dropping support for a specific feature in certain versions). I'm not disputing that your experiences are valid, but I am curious what specific issues you have come across and wondering if there are things which 3.5 can include to ease that transition. E.g. 3.3 re-added support for u'' syntax. -- Steven _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
