= Python Six =

'''`six`''' is a compatibility layer module for Python 2 and Python 3. (2 times 3 is 6.)

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== Installation ==

Install with [[Python/Pip|pip]].

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== Usage ==

Many modules were renamed or reorganized. `six` provides a single module interface to import across Python 2 and Python 3.

For example:

{{{
from six.moves import xrange       # Python 2's xrange,     Python 3's range
from six.moves import html_parser  # Python 2's HTMLParser, Python 3's html.parser
from six.moves import tkinter      # Python 2's Tkinter,    Python 3's tkinter

# and especially
from six.moves import urllib       # Python 2's urllib, urllib2, and urlparse; Python 3's urllib
}}}

`six` also provides functions for iteration that not only create compatibility across Python 2 and 3, but also introduce functionality to older versions. For example, Python 2.5 predates the builtin `next()` function.

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== See also ==

[[https://six.readthedocs.io/|Upstream module documentation]]



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