Re: [orca-list] Regarding the migration to Python 3

[Krishnakant mane <krmane gmail com>]

Hi Joanie,
There is still a problem with many libraries not working well with Python 3.
So what if I need python 2X still to be the default on my machine?
For example the FOSS based accounting solution which I lead is still developed in Python 2.
Now if Orca shifts to python 3, then will it not break many other things?
I would suggest we still keep having a version working on Python2.
So those who would like to use all the new features and bug fixes in upcoming Orca versions can still keep 
Python 2.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:20:15PM -0400, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> As you know, I try really hard to keep even our unstable branch stable.
> In that spirit, since we are very early in the unstable cycle, and since
> I just did the 3.5.1 release, I have begun doing the work to migrate
> Orca from Python 2 to Python 3. It's a work in progress, but a fast
> moving one.
>
> What this means (and doesn't mean) for you:
>
> * This will have no impact on the orca-xdesktop branch or the 3.4.x
>   branch because those branches are stable. This only impacts master,
>   a.k.a. GNOME 3.5.x.
>
> * It ain't Python 3 until configure.ac says so. <grins> In particular,
>   I'm starting with the low risk, should work just the same with 2.7,
>   changes. Nearly all of those have been committed. Then I'm going to
>   do the "shouldn't break anything in theory" changes. Hopefully those
>   will be bug free, but there's always a chance of a regression. I'll
>   probably do some of those tonight. Lastly I will do the changes which
>   require Python 3 and bump the minimal required version of Python. I
>   am aiming to do those this week so that you all can beat on it a bit
>   before the next unstable release (3.5.2).
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for
> your continued testing and feedback!
>
> Take care.
> --joanie
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