Yup - the “xxx_todo_changeme” was the part that I meant. That might not constitute a “problem” for you but, for someone just starting out, exactly what is needed to correct it was not obvious. I have subsequently resolved the issue.
Jon Paris jon.f.pa...@gmail.com On Jul 22, 2015, at 9:52 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 21/07/2015 21:19, Jon Paris wrote: >> The one example I specifically remember was this one >> http://code.activestate.com/recipes/532908-text-to-pdf-converter-rewrite/ - >> I happened to be looking for a simple pdf utility and this one was well >> reviewed. I subsequently have been told that the parts that 2to3 had trouble >> with were bad practice to begin with - but what do I know. Most of the other >> examples 2to3 converted (once I discovered it existed and how to use it in >> my setup) or I was able to decipher myself. > > I've just run that recipe through 2to3 with no problem, so exactly what do > you mean by "parts that 2to3 had trouble with"? > > Possibly this? > > - except IOError, (strerror, errno): > - print 'Error: Could not open file to read --->', self._ifile > + except IOError as xxx_todo_changeme: > + (strerror, errno) = xxx_todo_changeme.args > + print('Error: Could not open file to read --->', self._ifile) > > -- > My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask > what you can do for our language. > > Mark Lawrence > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor