Presentation and other materials related to the Python 2 to 3 transition. The materials were originally created by Dylan Gregersen for the the Salt Lake City Python Meetup Group.
Python3 Presenation by Dylan Gregersen.pdf
- A presentation about why python 3 exists, what some of it's highlights are, and what we can all make the change to Python 3.
test_2to3.py
- this script was written to experiment with the command line utility 2to3. To use this create a directory mkdir py3
and run 2to3 test_2to3.py -nwo py3
.
summary_Nick_Coghlan_Python3_QA.md
- This summarizes the in-depth post by core python developer Nick Coghlan regarding the reasons Python 3 came about.
- What's New in Python 3 – for most of the Python 2.7 to Python 3 changes.
- What's New – for a VERY long list of everything new (though check out the dense but "short" summary)
- Pragmatic Unicode talk/essay – or "Why Python 3 Exists" - Coghlan
- Python 3 Porting Guide – nice quick reference for things which have changed from 2.x to 3x
- Porting to Python 3: An in-depth guide – Definitely in depth