Re: Making Python3 the default
T J <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Jun 2019 01:29:30 +0000
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--===============6202881530038595694== Content-Language: en-AU Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_SYAPR01MB3040FC8463326804D2E2AFF1C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_" --_000_SYAPR01MB3040FC8463326804D2E2AFF1C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ________________________________ From: Abraham Lee <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 6:16:30 AM To: FontForge developers' discussions Subject: Re: [fontforge-devel] Making Python3 the default Hey, Jeremy! On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 5:58 AM T J <[email protected]<mailto:jtanx@outlook.= com>> wrote: With support for Python 2 dropping off, in the next release of FontForge, t= he Windows build will use the Python 3 binding instead of the Python 2 bind= ing, as it has used in the past. I was thinking about this lately. Thanks for taking the initiative to make = this happen. Will the change allow for a more =93native=94 state? Meaning, = will it make it easier to use external packages, installed via pip or other= wise? And being able to use other graphics packages (like tcl, wx, etc.) wo= uld be really nice to do. Thanks for all you do! Best, Abraham --_000_SYAPR01MB3040FC8463326804D2E2AFF1C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> </head> <body> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Abraham Lee <tisim= [email protected]><br> <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 2, 2019 6:16:30 AM<br> <b>To:</b> FontForge developers' discussions<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [fontforge-devel] Making Python3 the default</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div dir=3D"auto">Hey, Jeremy!</div> </div> <div><br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 5:58 AM T J &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-AU"> <div class=3D"m_8383818230841745016WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">With support for Python 2 dropping off, in the next = release of FontForge, the Windows build will use the Python 3 binding inste= ad of the Python 2 binding, as it has used in the past.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> </blockquote> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">I was thinking about this lately. Thanks for taking the i= nitiative to make this happen. Will the change allow for a more =93native= =94 state? Meaning, will it make it easier to use external packages, instal= led via pip or otherwise? And being able to use other graphics packages (like tcl, wx, etc.) would be really nice t= o do.</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">Thanks for all you do!</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">Best,</div> <div dir=3D"auto">Abraham</div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SYAPR01MB3040FC8463326804D2E2AFF1C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_-- --===============6202881530038595694== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============6202881530038595694== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ fontforge-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html --===============6202881530038595694==--