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: Target: Should be compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3, to support the large number of activities currently in Python 2
: Target: Should be compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3, to support the large number of activities currently in Python 2
: WIP: https://github.com/Pro-Panda/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/tree/python3-port
: WIP: https://github.com/Pro-Panda/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/tree/python3-port
: Status: Mostly complete; what remains is an entire project in itself of [https://github.com/orgs/sugarlabs/projects/4 porting the Telepathy Bindings]
: Status: Mostly Complete; what remains is an entire project in itself of [https://github.com/orgs/sugarlabs/projects/4 porting the Telepathy Bindings].
Note: To test the toolkit without porting the telepathy bindings, please use the Python 3 bindings (note for release), https://github.com/pro-panda/telepathy3


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There are several ways of contributing to the project
There are several ways of contributing to the project
; Port Telepathy bindings
; Port Telepathy bindings
: Telepathy does not have python 2 bindings and needs to be ported to its PyGObject bindings as a prerequisite for porting to Python 3
: Telepathy does not have python 3 bindings and needs to be ported to its PyGObject bindings as a prerequisite for porting to Python 3
: See https://github.com/orgs/sugarlabs/projects/4
: See https://github.com/orgs/sugarlabs/projects/4


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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* httplib.HTTP is not available in Python 2; use http.client.HTTPConnection instead
* httplib.HTTP is not available in Python 3; use http.client.HTTPConnection instead
* cmp function does not exist in Python 3, use the cmp_to_key function; see https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sorting.html#sortinghowto
* cmp function does not exist in Python 3, use the cmp_to_key function; see https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sorting.html#sortinghowto
* list.sort function requires named parameters in Python 3
* list.sort function requires named parameters in Python 3