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--- dev:python [2016/03/11 12:32] – oschuett
+++ dev:python [2020/08/21 10:15] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 All python scripts should support self-testing. This means that the script can be invoked with ''%%--selftest%%'' as its sole argument.
-Ideally, a script's self-test consists of an exhaustive suite of unit-test. At the very least, it should not crash or break anything. Even an empty self-test will still reveal syntax and import errors. These errors are the most common ones for Python 3 compatibility.
+Ideally, a script's self-test consists of an exhaustive suite of unit-tests. At the very least, it should not crash or break anything. Even an empty self-test will still reveal syntax and import errors, which are the most common Python 3 compatibility issues.
 Once per night all Python executable are [[https://dashboard.cp2k.org/archive/python/index.html|self-tested automatically]].
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 ===== Language Versions =====
-All scripts should work with **Python 2.7 or later**. In particular the script should also work with Python 3.x .
+All scripts should work with **Python 2.7 or later**. In particular the scripts should be future-proof and also work with Python 3.x .
 Additionally, a small set of //essential scripts// should work with Python 2.4 as well. Essential scripts are those required for building CP2K plus ''prettify.py'' and ''instantiateTemplates.py''.