Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] scripts: Support building with Python 3

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 04:29:44PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> What is our Python 2 -> 3 migration strategy?
> 
> Don't support Python 3 until a flag day, then flip and don't support
> Python 2?

Add support for Python 3 so that both Python 2.6+ and Python 3 are
supported.

When Python 2 is EOL it will need to be dropped and the code becomes
Python 3-only.

> Keep the source in Python 2 and support 3 via conversion with 2to3?
> 
> Port the source to Python 3 and support 2 via conversion with 3to2?
> 
> Port to Python 3, but keep it working with Python 2 with help of the six
> module?
> 
> Support both with ad hoc hackery (like this patch does)?

Yes, please see for details:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg01758.html

Stefan