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six

Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities

About six

Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities

This project links 6 native package records across 4 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.six: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 records
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Project identity

Project
six
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
6
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
MIT
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

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Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library. It provides utility functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.

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Packages by operating system

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Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. python3-six

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / python / source six

    1.16.0-4

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility library

    allbookworm
  2. python-six-doc

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / doc / source six

    1.16.0-4

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility library (documentation)

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. python3-six

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / python / source six

    1.17.0-1

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility library

    alltrixie
  2. python-six-doc

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / doc / source six

    1.17.0-1

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility library (documentation)

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. python3-six

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source python-six

    1.17.0-7.fc43

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. python3-six

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source python-six

    1.17.0-8.fc44

    Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities

    noarch44

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