I have made minor modifications to several of the supported python extension files for compatibility with Python 3. These modifications allow them to continue working in python 2.x, and do not add dependencies. I am not sure if this is duplicating existing work, but I thought it might be best to discuss it here just in case.
The changed files are:
inkex.py
bezmisc.py
cspsubdiv.py
simplepath.py
simplestyle.py
simpletransform.py
These patches are based on files from 0.92, and which are unchanged in current bzr.
I have posted the files here, since I am not an approved Inkscape developer: http://evilmadscientist.com/source/extensionfiles-py2-3. (18 kB)zip
(In addition to these, I would note that ffgeom.py and cubicsuperpath.py work in both Python 2 and 3 without changes. I have not tested other extension files for compatibility.)
These changes appear to be non-breaking within Inkscape, as tested via invoking extensions that depend upon these, including flatten, Voronoi pattern (generate from path), and alphabetsoup. I have tested back to Python 2.6 under Inkscape 0.91, and up to Python 3.6 on the command line. While this is neither a formal test procedure nor exhaustive, I have not observed issues or errors due to these changes. If there are formal tests that could identify other issues, I would certainly welcome learning about them.
One coding note that I have is that the function definitions in bezmisc.py required "manually" unpacking the named tuples on their inputs, which adds one line of code to each function. Someone more expert at python may know of a more elegant approach.
I would assert that making the extension environment compatible with Python 3 is a worthwhile goal, even if we are quite some ways away from making Python 3 compatibility a requirement. This particular set of changes potentially allows certain Inkscape extensions to be run from the command line without opening the Inkscape GUI (not otherwise possible for verbs) on systems running either Python 2 or 3 as default.
Thank you all,
-Windell
Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
175 San Lazaro Ave, STE 150
Sunnyvale CA 94086
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/
Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
175 San Lazaro Ave, STE 150
Sunnyvale CA 94086
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/
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