Alpha version with python 3 support #36, uses:

Attention: This is a developer/early adaptor version which is no longer compatible to existing python 2.7 scripts. See e.g. https://www.guru99.com/python-2-vs-python-3.html on the differences. Apart from that see the missing features/open issues below.

• boost 1.72
• python 3.8.2

Missing features:

• support for files with encodings that are not unicode
• doesn't work without local python installation (see below pep-0587)

Open points:

• check/adapt sample scripts
• fix/check failing unittests
• check docu for python2 remainings
• check python initialisation (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0587/ should offer a possibility to load local modules first)
• debug build failing due to missing python3 dll copying step not necessary with python2 for the pythontest VS project

Known issues:

• python38.dll has dependency to vcruntime140.dll