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Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

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Date Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:17:30 -0700
Subject Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2
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On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:00 PM, harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> wrote:
> Andrew Berg wrote:
>>
>> AFAICT, there are three reasons to learn Python 2:
>
>   ... there is a fourth reason.
>
> The linux distro you are using currently was customized with python 2.x
>
> I ran into this problem this week in fact... on my HP g6 ubuntu notebook
> running 10.04 lucid. It ships with the 2.6.5 interpreter. I installed 2.7.1
> and 3.2 (from sources) and was working along happy as a clam until I needed
> to configure a printer... and the config tools would not function... some of
> them would not even open.  Want to guess?  Yup, the config tools are (some
> of them) written in python 2.6-- and they don't run in 2.7.1 nor 3.2  .   :(

Just a note, Ubuntu 11.04 has 2.7 preinstalled.

Geremy Condra

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Python 2.6 OR 3.2 hisan <santosh.ssit@gmail.com> - 2011-06-09 10:18 -0700
  Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-06-09 17:22 +0000
    Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 "Kyle T. Jones" <onexpadREMOVE@EVOMERyahoodotyouknow.com> - 2011-06-09 22:41 -0500
      Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-06-09 23:56 -0400
        Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-06-10 00:49 -0500
  Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Corey Richardson <kb1pkl@aim.com> - 2011-06-09 15:36 -0400
  Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 08:48 +1000
  Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-06-09 23:01 -0500
    Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-06-10 01:00 -0500
      Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2011-06-10 00:15 -0700
      Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-10 09:48 +0000
        Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 SigmundV <sigmundv@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 16:08 -0700
          Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 09:13 +1000
      Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2 geremy condra <debatem1@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 16:17 -0700

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