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Python 3.12 removes imp module #625
Description
Future relies on the imp module in standard_library, used for things like from future.standard_library import hooks. In Python 3.12, the module has been completely removed. Future needs to switch to use importlib.
# future/standard_library/__init__.py
name = bits[0]
module_info = imp.find_module(name, path)
return imp.load_module(name, *module_info) from future.standard_library import hooks
File "/home/odie5533/test/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/future/standard_library/__init__.py", line 65, in <module>
import imp
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
Workaround
If your code is like this
# Python 2 and 3: alternative 2
from future.standard_library import hooks
with hooks():
from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlencode
from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
from urllib.error import HTTPErrorYou can rewrite it using the try-except form in the Cheat Sheet.
# Python 2 and 3: alternative 4
try:
from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlencode
from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
from urllib.error import HTTPError
except ImportError:
from urlparse import urlparse
from urllib import urlencode
from urllib2 import urlopen, Request, HTTPErrorReacted by eight and Nicola Soranzo
Reacted by Krystian Paczkowski
Reacted by Paul Mueller
Activity
odie5533 commentedon Oct 11, 2023
Tried my hand at a PR but I can't dip into another codebase right now and I'm unsure of the state of some of the tests.
amotl commentedon Oct 14, 2023
Thank you for submitting GH-626. We are also running into this over at mqttwarn.
Github workflow: Remove external dependency on python-future
Github workflow: Remove external dependency on python-future
liquidsec commentedon Jan 17, 2024
Any chance for a real fix and not just a workaround? I've got a project that uses this as a dependency 2 levels down, causing me to be python 3.12 incompatible.
richardpenman/whois#188
nsoranzo commentedon Feb 1, 2024
@liquidsec Have a look at #632 .