import queue in Python 2 and Python 3

[Benjamin Chaney]

What is the best way to import the synchronized queue class that is
compatible with both Python2 and Python3. Right now I am using the
following:

>if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
> import Queue as queue
>else:
> import queue

This seems somewhat unpythonic. Is there a better way without
installing extra packages?

Thanks,
Ben

[Chris Angelico]

try:
import queue
except ImportError:
# Python 2
import Queue as queue

ChrisA

[Thomas Jollans]

What Chris said. If you find yourself doing a lot of this kind of thing,
you might want to use six, though, and do

from six.moves import queue