[Python-Dev] #Python3 ! ? (was Python Library Support in 3.x) (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Mon Jun 21 16:21:31 CEST 2010

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Arc Riley <arcriley at gmail.com> wrote:

I would suggest that if packages that do not have Python 3 support yet are listed, then their alternatives should also.

PyQt has had Py3 support for some time. PostgreSQL and SQLite do (as does SQLAlchemy) CherryPy has had Py3 support for the last release cycle libxml2 does not, but lxml does. Also, under where it mentions that most OS's do not include Python 3, it should be noted which have good support for it.  Gentoo (for example) has excellent support for Python 3, automatically installing Python packages which have Py3 support for both Py2 and Py3, and the python-based Portage package system runs cleanly on Py2.6, Py3.1 and Py3.2. Give credit where credit is due. :-)

A decent listing of major packages that already support Python 3 would be very handy for the new Python2orPython3 page I created on the wiki, and easier to keep up-to-date. (the old Early2to3Migrations page didn't look particularly up to date, but hopefully we can keep the new list in a happier state).

It just ticked past midnight for me, so I'm off to bed, but for anyone with a wiki account, have at it: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3

(Updating the beginner's guide to recognise Python 3 as a valid option would also be helpful: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide)

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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