Daniel Stutzbach wrote:
> Okay, but turn it around for a minute. Which types should have a
> .copy() method and why?
I would argue that it's not about mappings, it's about mutability. I
always thought the .copy method on dicts was to allow functions to work
on a passed-in dict without causing
I know there has been some discussion of a 3to2 tool for easing porting.
The PyPy team has created at least the start of such a tool:
"Under the hood, the 2to3 conversion tool operates as a graph
transformer: it takes the graph of your program (in the form of Python
2.x source file) and returns
Steve Howell wrote:
> I've written about 100,000 lines of Py3K code since it
> was released, mostly on evenings and weekends, so I
> was very excited to see Van release the new 3to2 tool
> today.
A point of clarification: I did not release anything. I was simply
pointing out someone else's work t
