initial import of the packaging package in the standard library
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/compat.py b/Lib/packaging/compat.py
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+"""Compatibility helpers.
+
+This module provides classes, variables and imports which are used to
+support packaging across Python 2.x and 3.x.
+"""
+
+from packaging import logger
+
+
+# XXX Having two classes with the same name is not a good thing.
+# XXX 2to3-related code should move from util to this module
+
+# TODO Move common code here: PY3 (bool indicating if we're on 3.x), any, etc.
+
+try:
+ from packaging.util import Mixin2to3 as _Mixin2to3
+ _CONVERT = True
+ _KLASS = _Mixin2to3
+except ImportError:
+ _CONVERT = False
+ _KLASS = object
+
+__all__ = ['Mixin2to3']
+
+
+class Mixin2to3(_KLASS):
+ """ The base class which can be used for refactoring. When run under
+ Python 3.0, the run_2to3 method provided by Mixin2to3 is overridden.
+ When run on Python 2.x, it merely creates a class which overrides run_2to3,
+ yet does nothing in particular with it.
+ """
+ if _CONVERT:
+
+ def _run_2to3(self, files, doctests=[], fixers=[]):
+ """ Takes a list of files and doctests, and performs conversion
+ on those.
+ - First, the files which contain the code(`files`) are converted.
+ - Second, the doctests in `files` are converted.
+ - Thirdly, the doctests in `doctests` are converted.
+ """
+ if fixers:
+ self.fixer_names = fixers
+
+ logger.info('converting Python code')
+ _KLASS.run_2to3(self, files)
+
+ logger.info('converting doctests in Python files')
+ _KLASS.run_2to3(self, files, doctests_only=True)
+
+ if doctests != []:
+ logger.info('converting doctest in text files')
+ _KLASS.run_2to3(self, doctests, doctests_only=True)
+ else:
+ # If run on Python 2.x, there is nothing to do.
+
+ def _run_2to3(self, files, doctests=[], fixers=[]):
+ pass