What are the Python 3000 compatible libraries?

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What are the Python 3000 compatible libraries?

I am a big fan of the Python programming language, and I am quite excited about the Python 3000 release (especially for the Unicode stuff).

In order to try it out, I would like to write a script or two using Python-3000-compatible libraries. I looked around but I couldn't find any python-3000 compatible library: Numpy, Django, Python Image Library, wxPython, etc. Nothing.

I know it will take some time before most python libraries are python-3000-compatible, but I would just like to start with something. A lot of the major libraries are already 2.6-compatible, at least that's a good start.

Do you know of any major python library which is python-3000-compatible?

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When I go to the PyPI index, I finds lots of Python 3 stuff.

packages marked Python 3: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&c=214&c=533
packages marked Python 3.0: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&c=214&c=534
packages marked Python 3.1: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&c=214&c=535

S.Lott 2008-12-17 20:42:19

There are less than 20 packages and most of them are simple or esoteric (ascii image converter, a module to work with ISBNs, module for computing Skein hashes, etc), I wouldn't call that "lots".

Robert Gamble 2008-12-17 21:11:08

@Robert Gamble: Not sure what the OP needed to write "a script or two", but there's almost 200 modules that install with Python. Would you call that "lots"?

S.Lott 2008-12-17 21:16:01

@S.Lott: "lots" would be 21 or more ;). Seriously, none of the modules I saw are "major" which is what the OP asked for and the point is there are relatively very few modules available for 3.x.

Robert Gamble 2008-12-19 00:10:22

@Robert Gamble: I guess that Durus and qp aren't "major". From that I conclude that the question lists the only four packages which are "major". Does that mean that the question is really 'what is the release schedule for these "major" packages?'

S.Lott 2008-12-19 00:32:33

I had completely forgotten about the PyPI index, my bad, so your answer definitely helped, thank you. I guess that what I meant by "major library" is one that I have already used. ;-) Unfortunately, none of the py3k-compatible libraries available today qualify. But thanks again. (BTW, viva p3k!)

MiniQuark 2008-12-25 15:50:50

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