Yes, but .. since I am newbie I did not knowjmaustpc wrote:Wouldn't someone, somewhere, would have written some sort of code to help with the conversion of Python between versions?
which version of python ..2 or 3
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Re: which version of python ..2 or 3
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Basically there is almost only one big difference: print "something" must become print ("something")...
Re: which version of python ..2 or 3
yes, and anyway I found the bookyorikvanhavre wrote:Basically there is almost only one big difference: print "something" must become print ("something")...
"How to Think Like a Computer Scientist"
"Python 3.0 Most of the book works for Python 2.x and 3.0. Where there are differences, they are pointed out in footnotes."
simply.. and focuses more on the concept of programming in general.
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Re: which version of python ..2 or 3
Hi All,
I guess you got to this conclusion already but here is the state of affairs regarding Python and C++ in the CAM module:
With the exception of the Post-processor the usage of Python falls into 2 categories: Native Python code (i.e. PyTPG's) OR simply presenting the C++ API's to Python. The PyTPG's only real difference could be with any external modules they make use of. The C++ --> Python presentation is fairly simple so I imagine very few changes being required to move to Python3 and even if there are changes it is very simple code.
The UI is 100% C++ code.
Post processor: some of the more advanced Tool-path functions make use of external libraries that may have some trouble being converted to Python3 however the basic set of Tool-path functions are native Python so shouldn't require much if any change.
As for which language to learn, I would say there isn't much difference but you are probably better off installing Python2.7 if you are developing just to avoid issues with the current code-base. Most the the development will be either native python or C++; most of the code between them is already written (or requires only copy/paste a few more times).
Cheers
Andrew
I guess you got to this conclusion already but here is the state of affairs regarding Python and C++ in the CAM module:
With the exception of the Post-processor the usage of Python falls into 2 categories: Native Python code (i.e. PyTPG's) OR simply presenting the C++ API's to Python. The PyTPG's only real difference could be with any external modules they make use of. The C++ --> Python presentation is fairly simple so I imagine very few changes being required to move to Python3 and even if there are changes it is very simple code.
The UI is 100% C++ code.
Post processor: some of the more advanced Tool-path functions make use of external libraries that may have some trouble being converted to Python3 however the basic set of Tool-path functions are native Python so shouldn't require much if any change.
As for which language to learn, I would say there isn't much difference but you are probably better off installing Python2.7 if you are developing just to avoid issues with the current code-base. Most the the development will be either native python or C++; most of the code between them is already written (or requires only copy/paste a few more times).
Cheers
Andrew