lemburg mbuegenixcom 20080324 0922 lennart regebro wrote think 2to3 procedure work well library type projects reasonably small set developers make regular releases release python 2 python 3 version module example short large projects interconnected modules developers users module people big difficulties 2to3 approach would people likely able practice go forward python 3 unless sort smooth path forward dont think theres lot worry companies using python applications typically completely different lifecycle releases applications compared python release schedule ie often still run python 23 24 wait major releases settle deciding port every make decision port next release next version software change managed accordingly sometimes skipping complete major release python projects 2to3 get applied sources development continues python 30 version code reality dont think 2to3 get used continuous porting 2x code base 30 one much transition 2x 30 happen longer period time probably years depend lot release cycle applications using python whether 30 version provides better features performance etc whether 2x branches python used 3rd party modules still supported new applications likely choose 30 right away provided needed 3rd party modules available stable enough summary 2to3 useful tool whether used continuous porting two worlds really secondary marcandre lemburg egenixcom professional python services directly source 1 mar 25 2008 pythonzope consulting support httpwwwegenixcom mxodbczopedatabaseadapter httpzopeegenixcom mxodbc mxdatetime mxtexttools httppythonegenixcom ________________________________________________________________________ try mxodbczopeda windowslinuxsolarismacosx free egenixcom software skills services gmbh pastorloehstr48 d40764 langenfeld germany ceo diplmath marcandre lemburg registered amtsgericht duesseldorf hrb 46611 _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom thu 07 aug 2008 000216 0100 pythondev proposal __future__ import unicode_string_literals