On 21 Jan 2010, at 00:11, Gabriel Genellina wrote: > En Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:45:44 -0300, Iain Barnett <iainsp...@gmail.com> > escribió: > >> Would anyone know if it's possible to install psycopg2-2.0.13 with >> python3.1.1 (or similar)?I can install it with python2.6 with no problems, >> but obviously I'd prefer to use the latest version. My system is OSX10.6, >> and I'm new to Python. > > If you're new to Python, perhaps it's better to stay with the 2.6 version. > > Python 3.x introduced some incompatible changes in the language; not all > third-party packages are available for Python 3.x yet. Regarding psycopg2, > although some work has been done [1], there is no "official" release > compatible with Python 3 yet. > > If you insist on using Python 3.1, there is another interface to PostgreSQL > called pg8000 that claims to be Python 3.x compatible (I've not actually > tested it). > > [1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-porting/2008-December/000004.html > [2] http://pybrary.net/pg8000/ > > -- > Gabriel Genellina > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
On 20 Jan 2010, at 23:58, Philip Semanchuk wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Iain Barnett wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Would anyone know if it's possible to install psycopg2-2.0.13 with >> python3.1.1 (or similar)? When I try I get the following >> >> $ sudo python setup.py install >> Password: >> File "setup.py", line 233 >> except Warning, w: >> ^ >> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >> >> >> I can install it with python2.6 with no problems, but obviously I'd prefer >> to use the latest version. My system is OSX10.6, and I'm new to Python. > > Hi Iain, > I've been out of the psycopg loop for a while now, but my guess is that the > answer to your question is no. There are some Python 3-related checkins in > the psycopg2 repository, but it looks like they're not ready for public use > yet (unless you're adventurous). > > Here's the source repository, which contains a commit commented "First round > of changes for Python 3": > https://dndg.it/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=public/psycopg2.git > > If you scroll to the bottom of that page you'll see a "head" created > especially for Python 2 which is where 2.0.13 came from. > > If you're willing to do some hacking on your own, Martin v. Löwis ported > psycopg2 to Python 3 and provided a diff: > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-porting/2008-December/000018.html > > Last but not least, I should note that psycopg has its own mailing list, and > I bet they know more about it there: > http://lists.initd.org/mailman/listinfo/psycopg > > Hope this helps. Psycopg & Postgres both worked wonderfully well for me. > > Cheers > Philip > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Thanks to both of you, it really is much appreciated. Regards Iain -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
