Hints how to update code automatically to support Python3

[Thomas Güttler]

I refer to this: ​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/python3/#exceptions

I think it would be friendly to new comers, if you give advices how to update your code to support Python3.

Changing from "except MyException as exc:" to "except MyException as exc:" can be automated.

You can update your code automatically with the futurize tool:

futurize --write --nobackups --fix lib2to3.fixes.fix_except your-directory/

What do you think?

[Tim Graham]

I don't think it's the job of Django's documentation to dive into specifics like that. The guide was written based on the experience of porting Django to Python 3 and I suppose we'll probably remove it after Django drops support for Python 2.