Re: Python 3 support in Squeeze
[Adam D. Barratt, 2010-09-06]
> So upstream have verified the result of 2to3 on their software?
yes
> On a related note, will the build system allow for the result of 2to3 to
> be easily overridden? For example, if whilst building an update the
> security team discover that there's a problem with the 2to3-generated
> patch, will they be able to add a fixed patch to the package and have
> that used in preference?
Most of the times (all of them?) it can be fixed in Python 2.x code.
You can also extend 2to3 tool (see f.e. sqlalchemy's sa2to3 or jinja2's
custom_fixers)
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/me wants time-based freezes
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