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2to3 no-ops on embeddable distribution #81835
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| BPO | 37654 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @mrginglymus |
| Superseder |
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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2021-10-20.22:58:02.021>
created_at = <Date 2019-07-22.19:17:59.211>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'expert-2to3', '3.9']
title = '2to3 no-ops on embeddable distribution'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-20.22:58:02.018>
user = 'https://github.com/mrginglymus'bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-10-20.22:58:02.018>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
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closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2021-10-20.22:58:02.021>
closer = 'iritkatriel'
components = ['2to3 (2.x to 3.x conversion tool)']
creation = <Date 2019-07-22.19:17:59.211>
creator = 'Bill Collins'
dependencies = []
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issue_num = 37654
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'wont fix'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = '45544'
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37654'
versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']
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mrginglymus commentedon Jul 22, 2019
Firstly, I'd acknowledge that expecting 2to3 to work on the embeddable distribution might be the problem, but the mode of failure is silent and delayed.
The problem is that 2to3 loads fix names by searching for files in a package that end in '.py' (https://github.com/python/cpython/blame/master/Lib/lib2to3/refactor.py#L30) which isn't much use on the embeddable distribution where everything is pre-comipled.
So, installing an sdist package that relies on 2to3 will succeed, but any attempt to then actually use the installed package will fail.
I'm not sure whether the correct behavior here might be to
Or something else entirely.