PythonCharmers/python-future
Easy, clean, reliable Python 2/3 compatibility observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4798
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 40
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1189 stars · 292 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
python-future is a compatibility layer providing backports and forward ports between Python 2 and Python 3, including the futurize and pasteurize conversion scripts. It lets a single Python 3-style codebase run on both Python 2 and Python 3, though it is now mainly useful for porting legacy code since Python 2 is end-of-life.
Use cases
- port legacy python 2 codebase to python 3
- run python 3 code on python 2.7
- write single codebase compatible with python 2 and 3
- automatically convert python 2 syntax to python 3 style
- backport python 3 builtins and stdlib module names to python 2
- migrate a large project to python 3 module by module
When to choose
- porting an old Python 2 codebase to Python 3 incrementally
- maintaining a legacy library that must still run on Python 2.7
- needing 2to3-based automated conversion with Py3-style output
When to avoid
- starting new projects - Python 2 is end-of-life and this adds unnecessary dependency
- code already fully on Python 3.3+ with no Python 2 support needs
- needing actively developed compatibility tooling
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
interpreter developer-tools parser programming-languages developer-tools python cross-platform python-2-3-compatibility code-migration futurize pasteurize backports legacy-code migration
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future · fetched 2026-08-28 · 40c70cd4c942
- homepage: http://python-future.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e93cd049f79
- site_page: https://python-future.org/quickstart.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · aac6fb910bdc
- site_page: https://python-future.org/overview.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 913ff4762496
- site_page: https://python-future.org/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 39ba3f66338a
- site_page: https://python-future.org/older_interfaces.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d6d694358e87
- site_page: https://python-future.org/changelog.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 78c8e114e301
- site_page: https://python-future.org/reference.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2186f1ae020a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PythonCharmers/python-future | main | 65 |
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