Just as an additional aside, the apps can also depend on the actual six library itself instead of Django's embedded version (It could be an optional dependency on Django < 1.5). The major things I think would be anything Django specific that don't come from six.
On Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Aymeric Augustin wrote: > Hello, > > Several people have started porting their apps for Python 3, but they're > running into trouble when they try to support both Django 1.4 and master. > They end up with regrettable patterns such as: > > try: > from django.utils.six import PY3 > except ImportError: > PY3 = False > > Authors of pluggable apps generally chose to support the current and the > previous version of Django. Thus their users can alternatively upgrade Django > and their apps, which makes upgrades less scary. > > Now we have two alternatives: > 1) tell them to roll their own compat or wait until they can target 1.5 + 1.6 > — quite a downer, > 2) add some forwards compatibility tools to 1.4. > > We generally don't add features to minor releases, but there's a precedent > (csrf_noop), and the patch is as harmless as they come (see attachment). > > What do you think? > > -- > Aymeric. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com > (mailto:django-developers@googlegroups.com). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > > Attachments: > - python3-forwards-compat-for-django-14.diff > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
