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For cross-version support: try/except imports, optional dependencies, graceful degradation across Python versions.
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For cross-cutting concerns: add behavior without modifying functions, caching, timing, logging, validation wrappers.
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| name | fallback-compatibility |
| description | For cross-version support: try/except imports, optional dependencies, graceful degradation across Python versions. |
Try preferred import/feature, fall back to alternative.
# Python version compatibility
try:
from functools import cache
except ImportError:
from functools import lru_cache
cache = lru_cache(None)
# Optional dependency
try:
import numpy as np
HAS_NUMPY = True
except ImportError:
HAS_NUMPY = False
def process(data):
if HAS_NUMPY:
return np.array(data).mean()
else:
return sum(data) / len(data)
# beal.py - math.gcd location changed between versions
try:
from math import gcd # Python 3.5+
except ImportError:
from fractions import gcd # Python 2.7 and early 3.x
# ngrams.py - use available modules
try:
from functools import cache
except ImportError:
from functools import lru_cache
def cache(func):
return lru_cache(None)(func)
# Pattern for conditional features
try:
# Python 3.10+ pattern matching
def dispatch(x):
match x:
case int(): return handle_int(x)
case str(): return handle_str(x)
case _: return handle_other(x)
except SyntaxError:
# Fallback for older Python
def dispatch(x):
if isinstance(x, int):
return handle_int(x)
elif isinstance(x, str):
return handle_str(x)
else:
return handle_other(x)
# Graceful feature degradation
try:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
def plot(data):
plt.plot(data)
plt.show()
except ImportError:
def plot(data):
print("Plotting requires matplotlib")
print(f"Data: {data[:10]}...")
HAS_FEATURE pattern