[Python-3000] sets in P3K?

[Guido van Rossum]

On 4/27/06, Ron Adam <rrr at ronadam.com> wrote:
> I think it's been suggested before that there should be a PY2.x to PY3.x
> conversion utility to facilitate the move to PY3K.  So maybe a sticking
> point as when to *not* do something would be, if it's not possible to
> translate a changed 2.x feature to a PY3K equivalent automatically
> rather than if it will break 2.x code or not.

Please read the section "Compatibility and Transition" in PEP 3000.
Perfect automatic translation is not a goal. A combination of tools
should be able to diagnose all areas of a program that require changes
but may not necessarily be able to tell you how to change it.

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