eight

library1.0.1pypypi✓ verified 86d ago

A lightweight porting helper library for writing Python 2/3 compatible code. Current version 1.0.1, stable and maintained as needed.

http-networking

pip install eight

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · EIGHT

eight

http-networkingpythonv1.0.1

Install

3.2s avg

Import

—

Disk

21MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.0.1 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 23.2MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 3.2s · import 0.000s · 24MB

21MB installed

● package 21MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

str

✓ from builtins import str

✗ from six import text_type

eight provides its own str from builtins via future

int

✓ from builtins import int

unicode

✓ for Python 2 compatibility: from builtins import str (eight unicode is str)

Prefer using str for both versions

Import future and eight for Python 2/3 compatible builtins.

from future.builtins import * from eight import * # Now you can write Python 3 code that works on Python 2 print(str('hello'))

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedeight v1.0.1 removed the deprecated 'dummy_thread' symbol from Python 2's dummy_thread module.

fix

Use 'from future.utils import with_metaclass' or import dummy_thread directly if needed.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaeight relies on the 'future' library. Ensure future is installed and up-to-date (>=0.16) to avoid import errors.

fix

Run: pip install 'future>=0.16'

affects: all

gotchaDo not mix 'six' and 'eight' imports. They may conflict.

fix

Stick to one compatibility library.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ImportError: No module named builtins

future package not installed or not in path.

fix

pip install future

AttributeError: module 'future.builtins' has no attribute 'str'

Incorrect import of future.builtins instead of using eight's imports.

fix

Use: from eight import str

Upgrade

Version history

1.0.1latest on PyPI · released Mar 16, 2021

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Dependencies

futurerequiredRequired for Python 2/3 compatibility utilities

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/kislyuk/eight ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/eight/ ↗