SyntaxError on progress module

[Mark Lawrence]

On 27/05/2015 15:11, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> Op Wednesday 27 May 2015 15:44 CEST schreef Mark Lawrence:
>
>> On 27/05/2015 09:42, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>>> Op Wednesday 27 May 2015 09:30 CEST schreef alb:
>>>
>>>> But here I have another question, as a python novice is there
>>>> really any reason for me to use any particular version of Python?
>>>>
>>>> Should I start directly with the newest? What about 2.7?
>>>
>>> In principal you should use the ‘latest’ 3. The only problem is
>>> that a lot of libraries are not converted to 3 yet. If you need one
>>> of those, then you have ‘no choice’ and have to use 2.7. But I
>>> would recommend to use ‘from __future__' to make the 2.7 code as
>>> much as possible 3 compliant.
>>>
>>
>> Please define "a lot" whilst bearing in mind green against red here
>> https://python3wos.appspot.com/
>
> I just started using Python again and the first ‘real’ program I wrote
> I had to write with Python 2 because the needed library (libturpial,
> that is not listed on your link) works only with Python 2. A short
> search about which of the two to use gives similar answers to mine.
> And as far as I can see in my neighbourhood Python 2 is almost
> exclusively used because used libraries are only available in Python
> 2.
>
> This is not a scientifically substantiated argument, but for me good
> enough to use a lot.
>

Have you actaully tried running libturpial with Python 3 or have you 
simply taken somebody or something's word for it?  I've taken code in 
the past that was "only Python 2", run it thought the 2to3 fixer and job 
done.  Perhaps you could do the same.  Perhaps you've already tried. 
Again, you're the only person who actually knows.

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Mark Lawrence