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Message #42359
Re: Python files still depending on Python2 only due used shebang
We should also be thinking of when we want to officially drop the Python 2
support for KiCad. Since Python 2.7 will be end of life in just a few
months, it might be worth starting the transition over to Python 3 (it
looks like Windows and Mac builds ship with 2.7 currently).
-Ian
On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 3:52 PM Carsten Schoenert <c.schoenert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello Wayne,
>
> Am 26.10.19 um 15:53 schrieb Wayne Stambaugh:
> > I'm guessing that fixing the shebangs will not be enough because there
> > is python2 specific code in the script files.
>
> I think so, I've haven't looked at the Python3 compatibility of the
> underlying code, just grep'd for potential shebang lines. Looking at the
> date within the copyright statement let me be quite sure the files wont
> be Python3 ready.
>
> And this is for sure true for mostly all the existing files.
>
> --
> Regards
> Carsten Schoenert
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