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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: python2 in git
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:53:07 +0000
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To: guix-devel@gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>

Hi Ricardo!

On March 3, 2020 12:43:29 PM UTC, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly=2Enet> wr=
ote:
>Hi Guix,
>
>our =E2=80=9Cgit=E2=80=9D package has python-2 among its inputs=2E  It sa=
ys this:
>
>("python" ,python-2) ; CAVEAT: incompatible with python-3 according to
>INSTALL
>
>The INSTALL file for git 2=2E25=2E1 says this about Python:
>
>	- Python version 2=2E4 or later (but not 3=2Ex, which is not
>	  supported by Perforce) is needed to use the git-p4 interface
>	  to Perforce=2E
>
>The git-p4 script does, however, contain conditionals to accomodate
>Python 3=2E  Here=E2=80=99s an example:
>
>--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
># support basestring in python3
>try:
>    unicode =3D unicode
>except NameError:
>    # 'unicode' is undefined, must be Python 3
>    str =3D str
>    unicode =3D str
>    bytes =3D bytes
>    basestring =3D (str,bytes)
>else:
>    # 'unicode' exists, must be Python 2
>    str =3D str
>    unicode =3D unicode
>    bytes =3D str
>    basestring =3D basestring
>--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
>It also uses the Python 3 style =E2=80=9Cprint=E2=80=9D call instead of t=
he Python 2
>style statement=2E
>
>I would like to build git with the latest version of Python=2E  Any
>objections?

Good analysis! None from me!

Maxim