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KevinH · 11-12-2010, 12:59 PM

Hi Kovid,

I was reading the python developer's mailing list about how python 2.7 would be supported for up to 5 years and that the entire 2.x series was now in maintenance mode. I was wondering what your plan was for calibre in the long run? It seems that very few of the libraries have made the switch yet. I have played around with 2to3 a bit but it does not handle the string vs bytes issue as far as I can tell. I guess my only concern is how soon, if at all, would calibre plugin developers have to worry about shifting their plugin code to 3.x?

Thanks,

KevinH

11-12-2010, 12:59 PM	#1
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,806 Karma: 6000000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	python 2.X to 3.X migration? Hi Kovid, I was reading the python developer's mailing list about how python 2.7 would be supported for up to 5 years and that the entire 2.x series was now in maintenance mode. I was wondering what your plan was for calibre in the long run? It seems that very few of the libraries have made the switch yet. I have played around with 2to3 a bit but it does not handle the string vs bytes issue as far as I can tell. I guess my only concern is how soon, if at all, would calibre plugin developers have to worry about shifting their plugin code to 3.x? Thanks, KevinH Last edited by KevinH; 11-12-2010 at 01:00 PM. Reason: fix typo