> I would like to change it so that it can be run under both Python 3 and > Python 2.x.
everyone who has responded so far are telling about converting your piece of code from Python 2 to Python 3, for example, using the "2to3" tool that comes with Python 2.6+: http://docs.python.org/library/2to3.html however, that means that you have to maintain 2 different files, one for Python 3 and one for Python 2. no one has addressed your original request directly, so i'll do it here: it is nearly impossible to have a sufficiently complex single .py source file that will run under both Python 3 and Python 2 -- one single print statement would ruin it, if you know what i mean. however, Python 2.6 (and the rest of the 2.x series) have some of 3.0's features backported to it so that you can start writing against 3.x interpreters, and i would recommend that you start there. finally, 2.6 has a -3 switch that you can turn on to warn you about Python 3 incompatibilities. hope this helps! -wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
