Python3 Compatibility

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reviewing the compatibility concerns identified in feedparser.py, compat_logging, htmltmpl, and the planet code, then compare them with the later main-project version that includes tests. The issue does not define a specific migration scope or acceptance criteria, so confirm project direction and a supported Python version before identifying what completion would mean.

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Description

REPORT A BUG/PROBLEM

Hi, I want to notify you of a bug/problem that is happening on the Planet.

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Problem

Python 2 is going away. This code is not compatible with Python3.

Details

This is more of a request for information than a bug. What is the path forward with this code as Python2 goes away? Is there any interest in moving this to 2.7 with compatibility for 3.4+?

Is it worthwhile to migrate this fork of planet over to python3 or is a new platform in the wings to replace this one?

Upon glancing at different parts of this code:
feedparser.py:
I know that feedparser has been maintained and has 10+ years of development over the one included in this repo. It also has python3 support

compat_logging:
Is there any reason the built-in logging won't work?

htmltmpl:
some work has been done in a github fork of the sourceforge repo

planet:
Main project looks dead. Has been rewritten in a number of different languages. The version included seems to have very little code commited to it. There is a later version in the main projects repo that includes TESTS. Perhaps rebase on that?

I would be happy to take some of this on if there is some willingness to accept pull requests. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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