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python2-future


Information about the package, python2-future, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python2-future package is designed for, Easy, clean, reliable Python 2/3 compatibility.


Package Name:

python2-future

Summary:

Easy, clean, reliable Python 2/3 compatibility

Description:

Python2 future is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3. It allows you to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead. It provides ``future`` and ``past`` packages with backports and forward ports of features from Python 3 and 2. It also comes with ``futurize`` and ``pasteurize``, customized 2to3-based scripts that helps you to convert either Py2 or Py3 code easily to support both Python 2 and 3 in a single clean Py3-style codebase, module by module.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

0.16.0

Release:

2.el6

Size:

834 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for python2-future


Control the python2-future package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install python2-future

This command will install python2-future on the server.

yum remove python2-future

This command will un-install python2-future on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-future, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove python2-future

This command will un-install python2-future on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python2-future when using the -y flag.

yum update python2-future

This command will update python2-future to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-future, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update python2-future

This command will update python2-future to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python2-future when using the -y flag.

yum info python2-future

This command will show you core information about the python2-future package.

yum deplist python2-future

This command will show you the dependencies for python2-future. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update python2-future

This command will check if there is an update waiting on python2-future. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.