Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.datemas.de!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.011 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'python,': 0.02; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'versions,': 0.07; '(currently': 0.09; 'martin': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'mostly': 0.14; '(plain': 0.16; '3.3,': 0.16; 'files)': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'philosophy.': 0.16; 'software;': 0.16; 'version?': 0.16; 'worthless,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'source': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'thus': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'getting': 0.31; 'own,': 0.31; 'sep': 0.31; 'there.': 0.32; 'stuff': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'open': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'hi,': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'easily': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'subject:Can': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'free': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'simply': 0.61; 'complete': 0.62; 'soon': 0.63; 'different': 0.65; 'latest': 0.67; 'nobody': 0.68; 'internet': 0.71; 'safe': 0.72; 'advertising': 0.74; 'precompiled': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=CUYQy6iKy7VxYyaHcjWv38gxF17XdOzdFSSo6LqPYsk=; b=UWcjgB00w46GVgqyL4KMMMXfGBgr7QwH2L4OCLM0GZz24aXcWUSPv8hezi5dvH081G FSDlDv7fBX5EYq+VBt7BAgN5gtke5URDhAIlojvCMXICrm3SsKgRhBa8m+7dqPm2yiDT cKMolVuus39D4f7rR2rKh5/gqsuTz7cPX82HSFvgSBiHRp3doatTGprgT0SmQ3lG7Yuk eUII3+X5IDpVihS4ziv2tL4lz8RN+wuAu1Qky9ZfZQduvqgdfIxAZ0j6dOjA/V1tv8kE Ah3MfnPqTyQafSbJwuSs2VRQBPMawvnircRwd8OnjtFRbGYq52ovYybZSb2ZzeFWckA9 +lgg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.34.40 with SMTP id w8mr8590050vdi.7.1378604143997; Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:35:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 11:35:43 +1000 Subject: Re: Can I trust downloading Python? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1378604152 news.xs4all.nl 15974 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57106 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:53829 On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Aaron Martin wrote: > Hi, I am thinking about getting a software but it requires python, so that > brought up a few questions. Is it safe do download python, and does it come > with spam or advertisements? If it doesn't then should I get the latest > version? I mostly want to know if it is safe to download, because most of > the time downloading free stuff off the internet comes with spam and all > that, so I want to know if I can trust downloading it. Yes, you can trust Python. If you don't like the precompiled versions, you can simply download the source code (plain text files) and build your own, so any advertising in it could be removed very easily - and would thus be worthless, so nobody bothers to put any there. Open Source is different from ad-funded software; both of them cost you no money, but there's a complete difference in philosophy. Definitely get the latest version (currently 3.3, soon 3.4). Python keeps getting new features and improvements. ChrisA