Re: [Sugar-devel] Need your views, ASAP.

2014-03-21 Thread James Simmons
Kamal, I cannot speak for the whole community but my understanding is that Python 3 is not at all backward compatible with the Python we use now. If every Activity we have had to be rewritten in Python 3 that would be a huge impact. You may be familiar with my book:

Re: [Sugar-devel] Need your views, ASAP.

2014-03-21 Thread Walter Bender
With all due respect James, we need to keep moving with upstream. So we need to look at Python 3. We also need to do it in a way that won't break all the old activities, hence the distinction between Sugar and the toolkit(s). regards -walter On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:47 AM, James Simmons

Re: [Sugar-devel] Need your views, ASAP.

2014-03-21 Thread James Simmons
Walter, I wasn't saying we shouldn't do it. It just sounded like it would have more impact than anything we've attempted so far. If you could do it in such a way that most older Activities remain functional that's great. I got the impression you could not. James Simmons On Fri, Mar 21, 2014

Re: [Sugar-devel] Need your views, ASAP.

2014-03-21 Thread Daniel Narvaez
This will have to be done so that old activities keep working, so no worries :) Also I suspect python2 to python3 will be much easier than gtk2 to gtk3 for activity authors (and for the book). On Friday, 21 March 2014, James Simmons nices...@gmail.com wrote: Kamal, I cannot speak for the

[Sugar-devel] Need your views, ASAP.

2014-03-20 Thread Kamal Kaur
Hello all members, I need help with the first question in You and Community section. As I'll be working for project Port to python 3, I need three answers, one of which will I get from the mentors and other from memberss So the members and mentors reading this message, Please give your answer