Re: Python 2 or 3

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From	Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Python 2 or 3
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If you are writing your own scripts, I would recommend Py3 for learning. But if you are studying existing scripts to learn, Py2 might be better.

I have been doing Python for about 2 years and started learning Py3 with no regrets. Py2 is not going to be "obsolete" for quite a while. It is almost all the same as Py3, just a few updates mostly of concern to those who maintain existing code. And actually, Python has been incrementally improved upon all along, just that Py3 was the cutoff point for stuff that HAD to change.

-- Gnarlie

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Python 2 or 3 Antti J Ylikoski <antti.ylikoski@tkk.fi> - 2011-12-03 05:54 +0200
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 20:10 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 22:20 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-02 23:27 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 20:42 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-03 01:23 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:37 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:41 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:59 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-03 10:04 +0000
    Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 21:44 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 12:03 +0000
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 21:59 +0100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 13:52 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-03 21:52 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 14:02 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Zaphod <zaphod@beeblebrox.net> - 2011-12-04 20:18 +0000
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Tobiah <tobiah@teranews.com> - 2011-12-06 09:33 -0800
    Re: Python 2 or 3 Enrico 'Henryx' Bianchi <henryx_b@yahoo.it> - 2011-12-10 00:16 +0100
      Re: Python 2 or 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-10 00:19 +0000
        Re: Python 2 or 3 Enrico 'Henryx' Bianchi <henryx_b@yahoo.it> - 2011-12-10 12:49 +0100

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