On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:21:38 +0300, anatoly techtonik <techto...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://docs.python.org/py3k/howto/pyporting.html#during-installation > > What's the point in making implicit Python 3 check here: > try: # Python 3 > from distutils.command.build_py import build_py_2to3 as build_py > except ImportError: # Python 2 > from distutils.command.build_py import build_py > > instead of explicit check like: > import sys > if sys.version_info[0] >= 3: > from distutils.command.build_py import build_py_2to3 as build_py
It's called testing for the thing that actually matters, rather than testing a constant with a much broader meaning. Yes, in this case the results are the same, but IMO it is better programming practice to test the thing that actually matters when you can. --David _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
