[Numpy-discussion] I want to help with a numpy python 3.1.x port

[Charles R Harris]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:18 PM, René Dudfield <renesd@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> Added a numpy/compat.py file from pygame.
>
> This defines these things for compatibility:
> __all__ = ['geterror', 'long_', 'xrange_', 'ord_', 'unichr_',
> 'unicode_', 'raw_input_']
>
>
> geterror() is useful for exceptions compatible between py3k and pyv2...
>
> As in py3k you can't do this:
>    except ImportError, e:
>
> So with geterror() it's like this:
>    except ImportError:
>        e = compat.geterror()
>
>
> The other ones are just compatibility versions of stuff that's missing.
>
>
> If numpy/compat.py is the wrong place please let me know.
>
>
> cheers,
>
>
> ps. Also... I've asked Lenard, and Marcus from the pygame project if
> they mind giving their py3k related code from the LGPL pygame to numpy
> and Marcus has said yes.  Marcus doesn't have the time for (yet
> another) project... but is willing to answer questions if we have any
> issues.  Haven't heard back from Lenard yet... so better wait off
> before importing the pygame code into numpy until he gives the all
> clear.
>
> pps.  I was wrong about the -3 flag for python2.6... that only warns
> about stuff it knows 2to3 can not handle.  2to3 comes with python2.6
> as well as python3.0/3.1.
>

Thanks Rene, I'll take a look at this stuff when I get home.

Chuck
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