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Re: Can't import modules

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On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:35:50 -0700, Peter Farrell wrote:
>
>> Since I use Python 3.2.3 I've had trouble with programs and modules
>> designed for Python 2 and many programs don't work on my 64-bit system.
>
> While Python tries very hard to be backward compatible, the transition
> from the 2.x series to the 3.x series was intentionally allowed to break
> backward compatibility in certain areas.
>
> If VPython only supports 2.x,

Naw , that's your job, plus maybe looking through the python code for
Vpython, and adding a little "from __future__ import *"
you should ask the vendors to support at
> least 3.3 or better, preferably the full 3.x series. In the meantime, you
> may have to stick to the 2.x series.
>
>
>> I was hoping it was a common error that newbies encounter.
>
> Trying to run Python 2.x code in 3.x? Yes, that's common. Trying to run
> VPython? Not so much.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
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Can't import modules Peter Farrell <peterfarrell66@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 12:42 -0700
  Re: Can't import modules Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2012-09-30 13:15 -0700
  Re: Can't import modules Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 20:21 +0000
  Re: Can't import modules Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 20:21 +0000
  Re: Can't import modules Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-09-30 22:21 +0200
    Re: Can't import modules Peter Farrell <peterfarrell66@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 17:35 -0700
      Re: Can't import modules Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-30 21:16 -0400
      Re: Can't import modules Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-01 01:25 +0000
        Re: Can't import modules Peter Farrell <peterfarrell66@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 18:35 -0700
          Re: Can't import modules Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-01 02:15 +0000
          Re: Can't import modules Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-01 02:15 +0000
            Re: Can't import modules Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 22:39 -0400
            Re: Can't import modules Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 22:48 -0400
            Re: Can't import modules Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 23:12 -0400
          Re: Can't import modules Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-30 23:18 -0400
            Re: Can't import modules Peter Farrell <peterfarrell66@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 21:44 -0700
            Re: Can't import modules Peter Farrell <peterfarrell66@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 21:44 -0700
        Re: Can't import modules Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-01 09:36 +0100
      Re: Can't import modules cjgohlke@gmail.com - 2012-09-30 23:10 -0700

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