Folks, there's lots about the Python 3 port in the list archives. Might
be a good idea to do a search.
In particular, I remember a message a while back from Dan laying out the
challenges specific to porting CHIRP to Python 3. I don't recall the
specifics, but I think string handling/bit manipulation of some sort was
an issue, particularly relevant since CHIRP supports a whole pile of
radios that all likely misbehave in unique ways.
I agree that Python 3 would be nice to have. Just noting that a list
archive search probably takes less time than writing a message like this
one.
On 5/13/20 4:25 PM, IT1 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR wrote:
Tycen,
You state: "You can use Chirp on Mac if you are pre-Catalina (due to
python2/python3)." I am very confused by the comments you make here
regarding the usage of Chirp within a macOS environment that is based
on Catalina. I just upgraded to Catalina and would wonder why Chirp is
not capable of running there?
I am dumbfounded by what you could possibly be implying by this (that
no steps have been taken to migrate Chirp to Python3). Python2's
deprecation was enunciated in 2008 and scheduled for 2015, it is 2020
now and we are just getting to it being taken out of service. I am not
familiar with Chirp's internal programming constraints, but I cannot
even begin to imagine that over all these years the forthcoming end of
support for Python2 was outright ignored by Dan. I've met Dan several
times, he is an extremely bright individual, what you are implying
makes absolutely no sense. If this is true, then within one year Mac
users will done with Chirp since by then (for security reasons) we
will have all upgraded to Catalina.
Moreover, Brew does provide Python2 I believe (granted, I will not run
it after this year, also for security reasons absent future updates).
But, can you please disambiguate as to what you mean by "due to
Python2/Python3"?
73,
Stuart, N3GWG
Very Respectfully,
Stuart B. Tener
Computer Scientist / FCC Licensed Radio Operator
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