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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> wrot=
e:
> Andrew Berg wrote:
>>
>> AFAICT, there are three reasons to learn Python 2:
>
> =A0 ... 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 need=
ed
> to configure a printer... and the config tools would not function... some=
 of
> them would not even open. =A0Want to guess? =A0Yup, the config tools are =
(some
> of them) written in python 2.6-- and they don't run in 2.7.1 nor 3.2 =A0.=
 =A0 :(

Just a note, Ubuntu 11.04 has 2.7 preinstalled.

Geremy Condra