Invalid syntax in python 3.2

[jamazerto]

Hi, I use python 3.2.3 on a raspberry pi with raspbian wheezy (so unfortunately I can not easily upgrade to a more recent version of python).
When I try to import git I get

>>> import git
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/git/__init__.py", line 35, in <module>
    from git.config import GitConfigParser
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/git/config.py", line 21, in <module>
    from git.util import LockFile
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/git/util.py", line 368
    return u'<git.Actor "%s <%s>">' % (self.name, self.email)

Probably something to do with python 3.2 not supporting the u'my_string' syntax.

[Byron]

That's a tough one, as GitPython uses it all over it's test-suite as well. As we provide support for python 2.6 only on a best-effort basis, this would be the point where I wouldn't know how to make that work at all.

Maybe a punctual fix could help already ... and as the spot is nicely testable, it should be relatively easy as well.

[barry-scott]

nvie, You really need to get on to python 3.3 as the oldest usable python 3.
All before 3.3 have serious issues.

Byron, I suggest that you refuse to support 3.2.

[nvie]

Agreed, I'd even go so far as to say: only formally support 3.5, and let 3.3 and 3.4 be supported in a best-effort way only. (Just like we did with Python 2.6.)

[barry-scott]

@nvie Oh I meant to address my comment to @jamazerto .

I have found that with my projects, pysvn, PyCXX etc that 3.3 and up has been easy to support.
All the big ticket changes happened at 3.3. Stuff added to 3.4 and 3.5 are good incremental improvements, but I don't recall fundamentals changing since 3.3. The nice to haves like pathlib and os.scandir I do not think matter to GitPython (and can be emulated or backported it needed).