On 10/10/2021 13:31, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 08:16:58PM -0600, Finn Mason wrote:
import sys
if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
# Yell at the user
Please, version checking is usually an anti-pattern! You should use
feature detection whenever possible, not version checking.
Understood.
But would you agree that if you are writing code to be Python 2- and
Python 3-compatible, it is reasonable to check the major version:
Python3 = sys.version_info.major >= 3
....
if Python3:
# this code used to work without this bit
...
if not Python3:
# can't use this feature
etc.
Best wishes
Rob Cliffe
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