Well, here's the same try again, followed by starting the shell: ========================================= E:\Python31\temp>2to3.py -w mycalc.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:\Python31\temp\2to3.py", line 2, in <module> from lib2to3.main import main File "E:\Python31\temp\lib2to3\main.py", line 33 except os.error as err: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax
E:\Python31\temp>python Python 3.1 (r31:73574, Jun 26 2009, 20:21:35) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> ========================================== Otherwise, how can I tell? BTW I'm doing this on my old desktop, which runs XP SP2 32-bit. And thanks, Luke, I took some time off to get back to my piano playing with a new teacher, my 6th IIRC. Now its time to do both. Dick On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 01:50, Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you sure you're using the 3.1 version of Python to run the script? > Welcome back, btw. haven't heard from you in a while. > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Richard D. Moores <rdmoo...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I'm in the process to learning Python 3.1, and need to convert a bunch >> of handy functions I wrote and stole over several years. They are all >> written in 2.x, and are together in one file, mycalc.py. >> >> I created a folder E:\Python31\temp\ (my OS is Vista SP1 64-bit), and >> in it I placed copies of mycalc.py, 2to3.py, and a folder, lib2to3\ . >> >> Then I tried >> E:\Python31\temp>2to3.py -w mycalc.py >> >> and got >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "E:\Python31\temp\2to3.py", line 2, in <module> >> from lib2to3.main import main >> File "E:\Python31\temp\lib2to3\main.py", line 33 >> except os.error as err: >> ^ >> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >> >> How have others dealt with this? >> >> Dick Moores >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor