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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Python 2 or 3 |
| Date | 2011-12-03 21:52 -0500 |
| References | <O3hCq.1112$Ci1.79@uutiset.elisa.fi> <jbe2jt$v0c$1@dough.gmane.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.3258.1322967174.27778.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 12/3/2011 3:59 PM, Gelonida N wrote: > I would still stick with python 2. > > In my opinion there is no reason to rush to the most recent version. Python 3 is 3 years old. Starting with it now is hardly rushing. There are several reasons someone 'in the process of learning Python' might want to start with it. The removal of old stuff makes it more steamlined and easier to learn. There is only one class system instead of two, one meaning of '/' instead of two, and one version of the input, range, map, and filter functions instead of two. For anyone working with unicode instead of ascii, Python 3 is much better, and 3.3 will be better yet. There are numerous improvements to the standard library. Most but not all bugfixes have been backported; changes and new features have not. What's New in 3.0/1/2 is a long list of possible reasons. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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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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