Re: [wxpython-users] To wxPython developers
by Werner F. Bruhin other posts by this author
May 7 2008 11:40AM messages near this date
Re: Re: [wxpython-users] To wxPython developers
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Re: [wxpython-users] To wxPython developers
> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Werner F. Bruhin <werner.bruhin@[...].fr> wrote:
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> > Chester,
> >
> > Chester wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Dear developers of wxPython, please visit this link:
> >> http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxPython/trunk/wxPython/media.py.
> >> Since I don't have access to make the fix, I ask you to change the
> >> line
> >>
> >> if sys.modules.has_key('wxPython.wx'):
> >> to
> >> if 'wxPython.wx' in sys.modules:
> >>
> >>
> >> My proposal looks more clean and also Python 3.0 doesn't have the
> >> has_key() method anymore, so this will aid future headaches. ;)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > I am not one of the wxPython experts, but I believe that all this is to
> > support the old style of imports. I doubt that many people are still using
> > this (although there is still a bit of stuff hanging around on the wiki) and
> > if they do they should anyhow switch over to the new namespace stuff.
> >
> > Good things for you to read:
> > http://wxpython.org/migrationguide.php
> > http://wiki.wxpython.org/wxPython%20Style%20Guide
> > http://wiki.wxpython.org/How%20to%20Learn%20wxPython
> >
> > Werner
> >
Chester wrote:
> I just want to make wxPython source code perfect. It is better to do
> if 'wxPython.wx' in sys.modules: rather than if
> sys.modules.has_key('wxPython.wx'):
>
> Though the latter gives the exact same functionality as the former, it
> is still better to do the former. The reason is that the method
> has_key() has been deprecated in Python 3.0, and I can see why. You
> might still ask why? Well, because it is ugly. :) Guido van Rossum
> agrees. The in statement is a very powerful statement. Use it! :)
>
>
>
I really dislike top posting, maybe it is because my memory is failing
or ...... maybe it is just more logical to have an answer after the
question instead of before ;-)
I trust Robin to do the right thing on this, and I am sure he keeps very
much aware of what is happening on Python 3.0 side and will note these
kind of changes for a release of wxPython for P3.
Werner
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