Example python scripts do not work on newer python versions

[pavyamsiri]

Example python scripts do not work on newer python versions

[eugvas]

hi Pavadol,
thanks for reporting, indeed, example_actions_nbody.py needs a small modification – will do in the next commit.
as for f-strings, they are not available in older versions of Python, and I am determined to maintain compatibility with Python 2 as long as there is at least one user of it (i.e. myself), so this won't fly. The other option is to use the "%s".format(x) syntax, which is universally supported, but since the %-operator for strings is not going to be deprecated any time soon, I'd consider this conversion a low-priority task.
More pressing is the forthcoming deprecation of distutils, which are heavily used in the setup script – will need to check if setuptools can do the same job..

[pavyamsiri]

Thanks for responding. Just curious, when do you think the next commit will be pushed?

It makes sense to keep compatibility with Python 2 especially if you are using it.

Should I close this issue now or close it when the commit gets pushed?

[eugvas]

fair enough, the last commit was more than 7 months ago! I was waiting for something more substantial to come up, but then recalled that I already had a new example script to be included in the repo, as well as a few minor changes elsewhere. So the corrected example_actions_nbody.py is now in.

[pavyamsiri]

Thanks! I'll close the issue now.