import queue in Python 2 and Python 3

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Benjamin Chaney
<chaneybenjamini at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the best way to import the synchronized queue class that is
> compatible with both Python2 and Python3. Right now I am using the
> following:
>
>>if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
>>    import Queue as queue
>>else:
>>    import queue
>
> This seems somewhat unpythonic. Is there a better way without
> installing extra packages?
>

try:
    import queue
except ImportError:
    # Python 2
    import Queue as queue

ChrisA