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Python 3000 (PyCon, 24-Feb-02007)

Python 3000 (PyCon, 24-Feb-02007). Guido van Rossum guido@python.org guido@google.com. What Is Python 3000?. The next major Python release To be released as Python 3.0 The first one in a long time to be incompatible But not completely different or unusual

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Python 3000 (PyCon, 24-Feb-02007)

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  1. Python 3000(PyCon, 24-Feb-02007) Guido van Rossum guido@python.org guido@google.com

  2. What Is Python 3000? • The next major Python release • To be released as Python 3.0 • The first one in a long time to be incompatible • But not completely different or unusual • Concept first formed around 2000 • Py3k nickname was a play on Windows 2000 • Goal: to correct my early design mistakes • Those that would require incompatibility to fix • Reduce cognitive load for first-time learners • Work and thinking started for real last year (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  3. Activity Since Last Year • Lots of design discussions • (too many, if you ask me :-) • Some PEPs were written • (but not enough…) • Lots of code was written • (just the right amount!) • (but we're not done yet!!) (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  4. Python 3.0 Timeline • PEPs to be completed: April 2007 • 3.0a1: June 2007 • 3.0 final: June 2008 For comparison, the 2.6 timeline: • 2.6a1: December 2007 • 2.6 final: April 2008 There will also be a 2.7 timeline (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  5. Rest of the Talk • Highlight some of the most visible changes • print function, dict views, comparisons, unicode, … • How to convert 2.x to 3.0 code • Notational convention: * = incompletely implemented ** = not yet implemented (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  6. No More Classic Classes • In 2.2 … 2.9: • class C: # classic class (0.1 … 2.1) • class C(object): # new-style class (old now :-) • In 3.0: • both are new-style classes (just say "classes") • Differences are subtle, few of you will notice (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  7. Print is a Function • print x, y -> print(x, y) • print x, -> print(x, end=" ") • print >>f, x -> print(x, file=f) • Automatic translation is 98% correct • Fails for cases involving softspace cleverness: • print "x\n", "y" doesn 't insert a space before y • print("x\n", "y") does • ditto for print "x\t", "y" (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  8. Dictionary Views • Inspired by Java Collections Framework • Remove .iterkeys(), .iteritems(), .itervalues() • Change .keys(), .items(), .values() • These return a dict view • Not an iterator • A lightweight object that can be iterated repeatedly • .keys(), .items() have set semantics • .values() has "collection" semantics • supports iteration and not much else (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  9. Default Comparison Changed • Default ==, != compare object identity • (this is unchanged) • Default <, <=, >, >= raise TypeError • Example: [1, 2, ""].sort() raises TypeError • Rationale: 2.x default ordering is bogus • depends on type names • depends on addresses (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  10. **Unicode Strings • Java-like model: • strings (the str type) are always Unicode • separate bytes type • must explicitly specify encoding to go between these • Open issues: • implementation • fixed-width characters for O(1) indexing • maybe 3 internal widths: 1, 2, 4 byte characters • C API issues (many C APIs use C char* pointers) • optimize slicing and concatenation??? • lots of issues, supporters, detractors (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  11. The Bytes Type • A mutable sequence of small ints (0…255) • b[0] is an int; b[:1] is a new bytes object • Implemented efficiently as unsigned char[] • Has some list-like methods, e.g. .extend() • Has some string-like methods, e.g. .find() • But none that depend on locale • bytes literals: b"ascii or \xDD or \012" • bytes has .decode() method returning a string • str has a .encode() method returning bytes (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  12. **New I/O Library • Stackable components (inspired by Java, Perl) • Lowest level: unbuffered byte I/O • platform-specific; don't use C stdio • Add buffering • Add unicode encoding/decoding • encoding explicitly specified or somehow guessed • Add CRLF/LF mapping • Compatible API • open(filename) returns a buffered text file • read() and readline() return strings • open(filename, "b") returns a buffered binary file • read() returns bytes; can't use readline() (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  13. Int/Long Unification • There is only one built-in integer type • Its name is int • Its implementation is like long in Python 2.x • C API is a bit murky • Performance could use a boost (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  14. Int Division Returns a Float • Always! • Same effect in 2.x with • from __future__ import division • Use // for int division • Use -Q option to Python 2.x to find old usage (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  15. **Raise and Except Changes • All exceptions must derive from BaseException • Exceptions have __traceback__ attribute • Must use raise E(arg) instead of raise E, arg • Can still use raise E and raise without args • Use raise E(arg).with_traceback(tb) • instead of raise E, arg, tb • Use "except E as v:" instead of "except E, v:" • Variable v is deleted at end of except block!!! (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  16. Signature Annotations • NOT type declarations! • Example: • def foo(x: "whatever", y: list(range(3))) -> 42*2: … • Argument syntax is (roughly): • NAME [':' expr] ['=' expr] • Both expressions are evaluated at 'def' time • foo.func_annotations is: • {'a': "whatever", 'b': [0, 1, 2], "return": 84} • NO other use is made of these annotations (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  17. Keyword-Only Parameters • Example def: • def foo(a, b=1, *, c=42, d): … • Example call: • foo(1, 2, d=3) • Cannot use: • foo(1, 2, 3) # raises TypeError (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  18. Set Literals • {1, 2, 3} is the same as set([1, 2, 3]) • No empty set literal; use set() • No frozenset literal; use frozenset({…}) • **Set comprehensions: • {f(x) for x in S if P(x)} • same as set(f(x) for x in S if P(x)) (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  19. Absolute Import • Same effect in 2.5 with • from __future__ import absolute_import • Within a package "import foo" does NOT search the package path, only sys.path • Use "from . import foo" for relative import • Or use from <full-package-name> import foo (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  20. **String Formatting • Examples (see PEP 3101 for more): • "See {0}, {1} and {foo}".format("A", "B", foo="C") • "See A, B and C" • "my name is {0} :-{{}}".format("Fred") • "my name is Fred :-{}" • "File name {0.foo}".format(open("foo.txt")) • File name foo.txt • "Name is {0[name]}".format({"name": "Fred"}) • "Name is Fred" • Shoe size {0:8}".format(42) • "Shoe size 42" (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  21. **Nonlocal Statement • def outer(): x = 42 def inner():nonlocal x # <---- new print(x) x += 1 return inner • Doesn't work today; x becomes a local in inner • Different keywords proposed: • nonlocal, global, outer, … (see PEP 3104) (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  22. **Abstract Base Classes? • Still highly speculative (no PEP yet) • wiki.python.org/moin/AbstractBaseClasses • Introduce a standard abstract class hierarchy for type categories like file, container, sequence, iterable etc. • Standard types to use these as base classes • User-defined types may use these • When used, can help distinguishing e.g. sequence from mapping, or file-like behavior, or "stringiness", or "numericity", etc. (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  23. **Switch/Case Statement??? • Highly speculative; see PEP 3103 • switch EXPR: case EXPR: SUITE case EXPR: # or case in EXPRLIST: SUITE … [else: SUITE] • Problem: when to compile EXPR? • Would prefer precompilation for faster execution • But this would introduce unusual semantics (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  24. Miscellaneous Changes • exec becomes a function again • range() becomes xrange() • input() becomes raw_input() • zip() returns an iterator • Moved intern() into sys module • Renamed __nonzero__ to __bool__ • 'as' and 'with' are keywords • And more, planned and implemented (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  25. Miscellaneous Removals • classic classes: new-style classes default • backticks: use repr() • Removed <>: use != • apply(): use func(*args) • coerce(), __coerce__: not needed • dict.has_key(): use key in dict • 'softspace' attribute on file objects (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  26. **Library Reform • Not my priority • Others are interested, but effort seems stalled • Need help! • May happen after 3.0a1 is released (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  27. *C API Changes • Too early to tell what will happen • 3rd party extension authors want to know • For now, these simple rules: • Adding APIs is okay (of course) • Deleting APIs is okay • Changing APIs incompatibly is NOT OKAY (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  28. Converting 2.x Code to 3.0 • Generic conversion tool exists • sandbox/2to3 • accurate source-to-source transformation • parse tree decorated with whitespace & comments • New conversions are easily added • create a class from boilerplate • add a class variable PATTERN to match nodes • add a method transform() to transform one node • Separately, Python 2.6 will help • can warn about out-of-date usages • can provide forward-compatible alternatives (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  29. Examples of What It Can Do • apply(fun, args, kwds) -> fun(*args, **kwds) • d.iterkeys() -> d.keys() • exec a in b, c -> exec(a, b, c) • print >>sys.stderr, x, -> print(x, end=" ", file=sys.stderr) • except E, v: -> except E as v: • d.has_key(k) -> k in d • intern(s) -> sys.intern(s) • a <> b -> a != b; `x` -> repr(x); int -> long • automatically adds parentheses where needed (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  30. Examples of What It Can't Do • detect whether d is a dict (in d.iterkeys()) • detect whether you use d.keys() as a list later • turn int()/int() into int()//int() • fix code that depends on int() < str() • remove redundant code • fix custom classes emulating dictionaries • fix string exceptions, non-Exception exceptions • in general: limited to syntactic conversions • can't follow control flow, doesn't do type inference (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

  31. What You Can Do Today • Don't worry about stuff that can be automated • Don't try to write source-level compatible code • Use Python 2.6 when it comes out • Write unit tests with maximal coverage • Use keys = sorted(d.iterkeys()) • Use list(d.iterkeys()) when you really need a list • Derive all exceptions from Exception • Derive all classes from object • Don't rely on subtle print/softspace semantics • use print line.rstrip("\n") instead of print line, • Use // for int division (c) 2007 Python Software Foundation

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