id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 27006 Hints how to update code automatically to support Python3 Thomas Güttler nobody "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? " Cleanup/optimization closed Documentation 1.10 Normal wontfix Unreviewed 0 0 0 0 0 0