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The migration succeeded but the original plan didn't. People were supposed to write Python 2 and generate Python 3.[1] What worked was making it possible to hav
by pseudalopex 7y ago
The migration succeeded but the original plan didn't. People were supposed to write Python 2 and generate Python 3.[1] What worked was making it possible to have a single code base.
[1] http://python-notes.curiousefficiency.org/en/latest/python3/questions_and_answers.html#what-other-changes-have-occurred-that-simplify-migration http://python-notes.curiousefficiency.org/en/latest/python3/...
- guitarbill 7y agoAgreed, all successful migrations I've seen started early and consistently used `from __future__` and python-future to write compatible code over a few years. This incremental approach almost made it trivial.