[BioPython] Python 3

Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Tue Apr 8 17:14:36 UTC 2008


On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Tim <timmcilveen at talktalk.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have been learning python and biopython side by side for a while now but
> notice that the release of python 3 is now approaching with many new
> features. Will biopython in its current form be easy to port to python 3, or
> is this going to be a major project ?

The short answer is I don't know, and as far as I know, no one has tried yet.

As Sebastian points out, Biopython does depend on several third party
modules for some of its functionality - and they too would have to be
ported to Python 3.

Peter



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