# compatibility3.py
#
# Backwards compatibility for text mode Python 1.4.0 to 3.2.2...
# Some simple lines that work for all these versions on the
# classic AMIGA, E-UAE, PCLinuxOS 2009, Debian 6.0.0, Windows XP and
# Vista and WinUAE. Note, classic AMIGAs and derivatives only reach
# Python version 2.4.6. AROS goes to version 2.5.2.
# Python versions checked against, 1.4.0, 2.0.1, 2.4.2, 2.5.2, 2.6.1
# 2.6.6, 2.7.2, 3.0.1, 3.1.3 and 3.2.2.
# These are to go along with these pointers...
# http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577836-raw_input-for-all-versions-of-python/?in=lang-python
# http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577868-backwards-compatibility/?in=lang-python
# http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577872-bacwards-compatibility-part-2/?in=lang-python
# ===================================================================
# Some more ASCII print statements that work for general usage...
#
# Basic string formatting still works using Python's print function
# method using the above platforms and versions...
#
# This does NOT work for example:-
# >>> work=123.456
# >>> print("This does NOT work... ",work," ...for all versions of Python!")
#
# However these do...
print("String formatting using most of the conversion characters...")
print("Two strings to start with, see code...\n")
stringone="(C)2011, B.Walker,"
stringtwo=" G0LCU.\n"
print("%s%s" %(stringone,stringtwo))
print("A floating point number...")
somefloat=123.456
print("The floating point number is %f..." %somefloat)
print("Now a floating point number using two numbers divided by each other...")
someint=61
print("The floating point number is %f..." %(somefloat/someint))
stringone="The results are"
print("A general string, integer and floating point mixture...")
print("%s %i and %f..." %(stringone,someint,somefloat))
print("Hex %x, octal %o, decimal %d, float %f and string %s of number 61." %(someint,someint,someint,someint,str(someint)))
print("Some conversion characters might not work, '%r' is one...")
print("The next line will cause a Python error report on very early versions...")
print("This line might cause an error:- %r..." %someint)
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# There will be more to come... ;o)
# Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems. :)
