Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain

From	Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject	Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain
Date	2015-03-14 09:05 +0000
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On 13/03/2015 21:08, John Nagle wrote:
>    I'm approaching the end of converting a large system from Python 2 to
> Python 3.  Here's why you don't want to do this.
>

One reason why you should 
https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/python-3-dot-3-trust-me-its-better-than-python-2-dot-7-by-dr-brett-cannon

Of course I understand the problems of time when it comes to porting 
code.  Taking this Tue Mar 21 06:19:36 CET 2006, the time of the first 
email on the Python 3000 development mailing list, as the start date for 
Python 3, developers have only had nine years to port their libraries. 
Rome wasn't destroyed in a day? :)

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2015-03-13 14:08 -0700
  Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain INADA Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 07:27 +0900
    Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2015-03-13 16:01 -0700
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-03-13 16:14 -0700
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 12:40 +1100
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain INADA Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 16:01 +0900
        Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-03-15 01:11 -0700
  Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-03-14 10:00 +0200
    Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2015-03-15 12:05 -0700
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-15 19:16 +0000
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain "Fetchinson ." <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2015-03-15 21:59 +0100
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-15 21:05 +0000
        Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-16 11:25 +1100
          Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 11:38 +1100
          Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-16 01:07 +0000
      Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 00:23 +0100
        Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2015-03-15 19:43 -0400
          Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 11:00 +1100
          Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 01:19 +0100
          Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2015-03-17 23:37 -0700
            Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-18 08:41 +0000
            Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-03-18 02:11 -0700
              Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-18 21:53 +1100
                Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 06:42 -0700
                Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 07:23 -0700
                Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-18 09:35 -0700
                Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-20 09:48 +1100
        Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Kishan Thobhani <thobhanikishan@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 05:05 +0530
        Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Kishan Thobhani <thobhanikishan@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 05:23 +0530
  Re: Python 2 to 3 conversion - embrace the pain Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 09:05 +0000

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