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I'm assuming they just write code in a compatible way. It's not _too_ dificult, but it does add a lot of version checks everywhere. For example, you can use a l

by pta2002 6y ago

I'm assuming they just write code in a compatible way. It's not _too_ dificult, but it does add a lot of version checks everywhere. For example, you can use a lot of Python 3 features in Python 2 via the future package.

asplake 6y ago
“Python 3 only”
- pta2002 6y ago
  Thought they were asking about how it's being kept compatible with both _right now_.
  - Shared404 6y ago
    That's what I read.
- Aachen 6y ago
  So python 2 partially now, is what that sounds like to me. But I understand that's apparently not the intention.
masklinn 6y ago
> it does add a lot of version checks everywhere. Not really. It does require care (lots of constructs are off-limits) but usually you have one version check in your compat module. You may need a few others but it’s relatively rare.