Re: ITA xlsx2csv (was Re: python2 removal)

[Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>]

On 16/03/2023 15:53, Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> On 2023-03-16 07:29, Jon Turney wrote:
> 
>> The critical piece of data I'm missing here is which of these is true:
>> a) This package contains a script with a python shebang. The current 
>> version doesn't work when python is python3, so an upgrade is needed 
>> to continue working when python2 is removed, or
>> b) This package contains a script with a python shebang. The current 
>> version will continue to work when python is python3.
> 
> Unfortunately only a generic cygbuild sh script is supplied with the 
> package - does nothing but complain without some other "magic" script or 
> data! ;^>
> Jari's Debian 8/9 xlsx2csv releases have been updated to 0.20+20161027 
> from 0.11+20120814.
> 
> $ sed 1q xlsx2csv.py
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> 
> Does not work with python3, nor after running 2to3 fixes - see attached 
> logs - IANAPythonista
> 
> Anyway pylint was not useful compared to 2to3 - see attached pylint 
> before and after 2to3 logs compared to 2to3 log.

This is not an unequivocal answer to my question.

It sounds like you are saying "even the most recent version of xlsx2cvs 
doesn't work with python3", in which case the only sane option is to 
remove this package when python2 is removed.

Is that what you mean? If not, what do you mean?

Please answer with a single sentence.