[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

anatoly techtonik added the comment: I can't find where it is recommended to move code to Python 2.7 before porting. -- ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

anatoly techtonik added the comment: Then the docs should say that this is the 2.6 code, not 2.x -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python

[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

Eric Smith added the comment: Plus, it's recommended to move to 2.6 or 2.7 before trying to port to 3.x. -- nosy: +eric.smith ___ Python tracker ___

[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

Éric Araujo added the comment: Your title is untrue: This example code from the 2.6 docs is valid 2.6 code. I can’t find a problem with that. -- nosy: +eric.araujo resolution: -> invalid stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___ Pyt

[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

Changes by anatoly techtonik : -- assignee: -> docs@python components: +Documentation nosy: +docs@python ___ Python tracker ___ ___ P

[issue11644] 2to3 example.py is not a Python 2.x file

New submission from anatoly techtonik : http://docs.python.org/library/2to3.html#using-2to3 contains an example.py sample which is claimed to be Python 2.x source, but that's not true: def greet(name): print "Hello, {0}!".format(name) print "What's your name?" name = raw_input() greet(name)