.. _spkg_six:

six: Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities
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Description
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Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities

License
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MIT License


Upstream Contact
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- Author: Benjamin Peterson
- Home page: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/six/

Dependencies
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Python

Type
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standard


Dependencies
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- $(PYTHON)
- :ref:`spkg_pip`

Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    1.17.0

version_requirements.txt::

    six >=1.16.0


Equivalent System Packages
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.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S python-six 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install six 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install python3-six 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install python3-six 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge dev-python/six 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install py-six 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-six 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install python3-six 



See https://repology.org/project/python:six/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option
``--enable-system-site-packages`` is passed to ``./configure``, then ``./configure``
will check if the system package can be used.

