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| author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2009-11-09 04:10:53 (GMT) |
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| committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2009-11-09 04:10:53 (GMT) |
| commit | 0ac6942a76067eeef9a32160c95216a9e58cb503 (patch) | |
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discuss how to use -p
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diff --git a/Doc/library/2to3.rst b/Doc/library/2to3.rst index f37bb05..d9eb00c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/2to3.rst +++ b/Doc/library/2to3.rst @@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ document could also be refactored with this option. The :option:`-v` option enables output of more information on the translation process. +Since some print statements can be parsed as function calls or statements, 2to3 +cannot always read files containing the print function. When 2to3 detects the +presence of the ``from __future__ import print_function`` compiler directive, it +modifies its internal grammar to interpert :func:`print` as a function. This +change can also be enabled manually with the :option:`-p` flag. Use +:option:`-p` to run fixers on code that already has had its print statements +converted. + .. _2to3-fixers: |