PT2TO3(1)

💅 PT2TO3 — like, the PyTables glow-up tool

okay bestie, so this is a page from the General Commands Manual, and the star of the show is pt2to3 — the PyTables 2.x -> 3.x API transition tool. basically it's the fairy godmother that drags your crusty old 2.x code into its 3.x era. 🧚✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

pt2to3 — PyTables 2.x -> 3.x API transition tool. that's it, that's the whole job description, and she does it flawlessly. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pt2to3 [ OPTIONS ] filename

yeah. one filename, some optional OPTIONS, iconic behaviour. periodt.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: this tool prints everything to standard out, right? so the classic move — and honestly the only move — is to pipe it somewhere else:

$ pt2to3 oldfile.py > newfile.py

boom. oldfile.py walks in, newfile.py struts out. that redirect is doing the heavy lifting and she ate. 🎀

💅 OPTIONS 💅

a summary of options is included below — and no, we are not skipping a single one, we keep every detail in this house:

• -r, --reverse — reverts the changes, going from 3.x -> 2.x. yes, it walks backwards. yes, it's giving time travel. 🔄
• -p, --no-ignore-previous — ignores previous_api() calls. the no-ignore flag tells it to, well, ignore. iykyk, don't overthink it bestie. 🙈
• -o OUTPUT — output file to write to..
• -i, --inplace — overwrites the file in-place. no new file, no backup, no take-backs — she edits your original directly. main character energy, slightly terrifying energy. 👑
• -h — print help on usage. when in doubt, ask the girl herself. 🌈

heads up, bestie: -i / --inplace overwrites the file in-place. that means your file, directly. maybe commit first? just saying. 💀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• ptrepack(1)
• ptdump(1)

these utilities are documented fully by PyTables user's manual — go read her, she's thorough. 📚✨

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

this manual page was written by Antonio Valentino <antonio.valentino@tiscali.it>. thank you king, we appreciate the lore. 💜

and that's a wrap, babe — this lil slice of the General Commands Manual is dated May 15, 2013, which means it's been serving PT2TO3(1) realness for over a decade and it still eats. 🍓💖 no cap.