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Re: lilyglyphs: Python 2 deprecation


From: Urs Liska
Subject: Re: lilyglyphs: Python 2 deprecation
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:47:12 +0100
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Am 12. November 2019 10:50:45 MEZ schrieb David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>>> This package is written by Urs Liska <address@hidden>, who is
>>>> quite busy these days.  In case you have experience with Python 2
>>>> to 3 conversion, please help produce a new version!
>>> 
>>> Should it still be backwards compatible with Python 2.7 if possible
>or
>>> is it ok to drop Python2 backwards compatibility completely? Option
>>> one is possible, option two gives cleaner code, and is easier to
>>> maintain in future.
>>
>> I favour option one.  Inspite of the announced `death' of Python 2
>I'm
>> quite sure that this version series will stay for many years.
>

I wouldn't see the need for backwatd compatibility, but I must admit I haven't 
thought about the issue too much.

>With regard to GUB, 2.7 compatibility makes for a much nicer transition
>period.  But GUB is not likely involved in uses of that package

Correct, lilyglyphs doesn't play any role in creating or building LilyPond. 

Urs

> which
>seems to be mainly used in a TeXlive context.  I haven't checked, but I
>think that TeXlive is pretty much prepared to use Python3.

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