On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Andreas Tille <andr...@an3as.eu> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to package spades[1] and found the following code inside an > __init__.py file: > > > > File "/usr/share/spades/pyyaml3/__init__.py", line 284 > class YAMLObject(metaclass=YAMLObjectMetaclass): > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > > > I'm not a very skilled Python coder but IMHO the critical line should be > replaced by > > > class YAMLObject(YAMLObjectMetaclass): > > > > Is this correct? Do you have any clue whether this is some old syntax > or what sensible hint I might give to upstream? >
no this is python3 syntax see here for the python2 syntax: http://mikewatkins.ca/2008/11/29/python-2-and-3-metaclasses/#using-the-metaclass-in-python-2-x is this an embedded copy of pyyaml? if so please use the packaged version, it supports both python 2 and 3. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cak5faths5iud2uenxywbophhz4ebpd17qp9trtegrhcaf_p...@mail.gmail.com
