Re: Learning Python 2.4

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On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Rick Johnson
<rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> I currently have Python 2.7 and Python 3.2.2 installed on my machine.
> I don't use Python 2.7 because i am a member of some secret "Python
> Historical Commission"

Shun 3.2.2, it's way too old. The ONLY version of Python worth using
is the bleeding-edge from source control! Otherwise you ARE on the
Historical Commission.

Seriously... to the OP, ignore Rick's doom-and-gloom about old
Pythons. If you have a book that teaches 2.4, you can almost certainly
use what it teaches with a more recent 2.X interpreter (eg 2.7.2). You
may have problems trying to use that book with a 3.X interpreter,
though.

ChrisA

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Learning Python 2.4 kimma <kimma77@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 19:31 +0100
  Re: Learning Python 2.4 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 12:47 -0700
  Re: Learning Python 2.4 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-20 20:21 +0000
  Re: Learning Python 2.4 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 16:31 -0800
    Re: Learning Python 2.4 Ashton Fagg <ashton@fagg.id.au> - 2011-12-21 12:13 +1000
      Re: Learning Python 2.4 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 18:50 -0800
        Re: Learning Python 2.4 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-21 14:41 +1100
      Re: Learning Python 2.4 DJC <djc@news.invalid> - 2011-12-21 10:06 +0000
        Re: Learning Python 2.4 Ashton Fagg <ashton@fagg.id.au> - 2011-12-21 22:16 +1000
    Re: Learning Python 2.4 Kevin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com> - 2011-12-21 08:46 -0500
  Re: Learning Python 2.4 Maverick JS <mavjs01@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 17:42 -0800
  Re: Learning Python 2.4 Andreas Perstinger <andreas.perstinger@gmx.net> - 2011-12-21 18:42 +0100

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