Shareable reasons to upgrade to Python 3
Python 3 is awesome. Upgrade today!
Shareable reasons to upgrade to Python 3 launched on August 10, 2017 with 62 votes, #763 of 3,214 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
This resource provides developers with shareable reasons to upgrade from Python 2 to Python 3. It demonstrates practical features and capabilities of Python 3 through code examples, including output redirection and stream manipulation techniques. The content is designed to help Python developers understand the benefits and advantages of migrating to Python 3, with working code samples that illustrate real-world functionality improvements.
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All the cool Python 3 features that'll make you switch today! import io from contextlib import redirect_stdout # Easy redirect sys.stdout to another file or file-like object f = io . StringIO () with redirect_stdout ( f ): import this f . getvalue () # You could easily redirect stdout to a file: with open ( 'import_this.txt' , 'w' ) as f : with redirect_stdout ( f ): import this # You could also make a custom StringIO with a complex behavior class CaptureStdOutput ( io . StringIO ): """Captures IO stream and emit a signal.""" def write ( self , text ): """Do something awesome instead of writing to std.""" pass d = CaptureStdOutput () with redirect_stdout ( d ): import this d . getvalue () #…from whypy3.com
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