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## NAME
    future

## DESCRIPTION
    future: Easy, safe support for Python 2/3 compatibility
    =======================================================

    ``future`` is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python
    3. It allows you to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to
    support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead.

    It is designed to be used as follows::

        from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
                                print_function, unicode_literals)
        from builtins import (
                 bytes, dict, int, list, object, range, str,
                 ascii, chr, hex, input, next, oct, open,
                 pow, round, super,
                 filter, map, zip)

    followed by predominantly standard, idiomatic Python 3 code that then runs
    similarly on Python 2.6/2.7 and Python 3.3+.

    The imports have no effect on Python 3. On Python 2, they shadow the
    corresponding builtins, which normally have different semantics on Python 3
    versus 2, to provide their Python 3 semantics.


    Standard library reorganization
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    ``future`` supports the standard library reorganization (PEP 3108) through the
    following Py3 interfaces:

        >>> # Top-level packages with Py3 names provided on Py2:
        >>> import html.parser
        >>> import queue
        >>> import tkinter.dialog
        >>> import xmlrpc.client
        >>> # etc.

        >>> # Aliases provided for extensions to existing Py2 module names:
        >>> from future.standard_library import install_aliases
        >>> install_aliases()

        >>> from collections import Counter, OrderedDict   # backported to Py2.6
        >>> from collections import UserDict, UserList, UserString
        >>> import urllib.request
        >>> from itertools import filterfalse, zip_longest
        >>> from subprocess import getoutput, getstatusoutput


    Automatic conversion
    --------------------

    An included script called `futurize
    <<http://python-future.org/automatic_conversion.html>>`_ aids in converting
    code (from either Python 2 or Python 3) to code compatible with both
    platforms. It is similar to ``python-modernize`` but goes further in
    providing Python 3 compatibility through the use of the backported types
    and builtin functions in ``future``.


    Documentation
    -------------

    See: <http://python-future.org>


    Credits
    -------

    :Author:  Ed Schofield, Jordan M. Adler, et al
    :Sponsor: Python Charmers Pty Ltd, Australia, and Python Charmers Pte
              Ltd, Singapore. <http://pythoncharmers.com>
    :Others:  See docs/credits.rst or <http://python-future.org/credits.html>


    Licensing
    ---------
    Copyright 2013-2019 Python Charmers Pty Ltd, Australia.
    The software is distributed under an MIT licence. See LICENSE.txt.

## PACKAGE CONTENTS
    backports (package)
    builtins (package)
    moves (package)
    standard_library (package)
    tests (package)
    types (package)
    utils (package)

## DATA
    __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013-2019 Python Charmers Pty Ltd'
    __license__ = 'MIT'
    __title__ = 'future'
    __ver_major__ = 0
    __ver_minor__ = 18
    __ver_patch__ = 2
    __ver_sub__ = ''

## VERSION
    0.18.2

## AUTHOR
    Ed Schofield

## FILE
    /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/future/__init__.py