[issue15418] 2to3 docs should mention setup.py fixes required to install compatible packages in Python 3

Changes by Terry J. Reedy : -- resolution: -> wont fix stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-b

[issue15418] 2to3 docs should mention setup.py fixes required to install compatible packages in Python 3

Mark Lawrence added the comment: I disagree with this on two grounds. First 2to3 can be run by anybody needing it, not just from setup.py. Second the recommended mechanism for writing new code is to use libraries such as six so that the one code base can run on 2 and 3. -- nosy: +Br

[issue15418] 2to3 docs should mention setup.py fixes required to install compatible packages in Python 3

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[issue15418] 2to3 docs should mention setup.py fixes required to install compatible packages in Python 3

New submission from anatoly techtonik : http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/2to3.html should mention the practice of running 2to3 in setup.py for codebase compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3. -- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 166108 nosy: docs@pytho