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twitter-common-lang

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library0.3.11pypypiunverified

A library from Twitter's commons providing Python language and compatibility utilities such as compatibility shims for Python 2/3, locks, and concurrency helpers. Current version 0.3.11, last released in 2015. No longer actively maintained.

serialization
pip install twitter-common-lang
github ↗package ↗
INSTALL
IMPORT
SIG · TWITTER-COMMON-LAN
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twitter-common-lang
serializationpythonv0.3.11
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Install & Compatibility
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Code
Verified usage

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

compat
✓ from twitter.common import compat
✗ from twitter.common.lang import compat

Basic usage of twitter.common.lang for compatibility checks and locking.

from twitter.common.lang import compat, Lock # Check Python version compatibility print(compat.PY3) # True if Python 3 # Use a reentrant lock lock = Lock() with lock: print("Lock acquired")
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Known issues
gotchaPackage is part of a namespace package (twitter.common). Installing multiple twitter-common-* subpackages may cause import conflicts if versions mismatch.
fix
Use virtual environments and pin all twitter-common dependencies to same version.
affects: *
deprecatedThe library is no longer maintained; Python 3 support is partial and may have edge cases.
fix
Consider migrating to standard library or modern alternatives (e.g., six, future, threading).
affects: >=0.3.11
gotchaimport twitter.common.lang does not work; must use from twitter.common.lang import ...
fix
Always use explicit from imports.
affects: all
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Version history
0.3.11latest on PyPI · released Mar 28, 2019
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Dependencies
twitter.commonrequiredthis package is part of the twitter.common namespace; other subpackages may conflict
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Resources
githubhttps://github.com/twitter/commons ↗
packagehttps://pypi.org/project/twitter-common-lang/ ↗
twitter-common-lang — pip install twitter-common-lang · libregistry