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diff --git a/FOSS/Python/Dependencies/future-0.18.2/docs/pasteurize.rst b/FOSS/Python/Dependencies/future-0.18.2/docs/pasteurize.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..070b5d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/FOSS/Python/Dependencies/future-0.18.2/docs/pasteurize.rst @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +.. _backwards-conversion: + +``pasteurize``: Py3 to Py2/3 +---------------------------- + +Running ``pasteurize -w mypy3module.py`` turns this Python 3 code:: + + import configparser + import copyreg + + class Blah: + pass + print('Hello', end=None) + +into this code which runs on both Py2 and Py3:: + + from __future__ import print_function + from future import standard_library + standard_library.install_hooks() + + import configparser + import copyreg + + class Blah(object): + pass + print('Hello', end=None) + +Notice that both ``futurize`` and ``pasteurize`` create explicit new-style +classes that inherit from ``object`` on both Python versions, and both +refer to stdlib modules (as well as builtins) under their Py3 names. + +Note also that the ``configparser`` module is a special case; there is a full +backport available on PyPI (https://pypi.org/project/configparser/), so, as +of v0.16.0, ``python-future`` no longer provides a ``configparser`` package +alias. To use the resulting code on Py2, install the ``configparser`` backport +with ``pip install configparser`` or by adding it to your ``requirements.txt`` +file. + +``pasteurize`` also handles the following Python 3 features: + +- keyword-only arguments +- metaclasses (using :func:`~future.utils.with_metaclass`) +- extended tuple unpacking (PEP 3132) + +To handle function annotations (PEP 3107), see :ref:`func_annotations`. |
