Re: Python 2.7

From	Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Python 2.7
Date	2016-04-16 16:53 +1000
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a3a95797 <a3a95797@telus.net> writes:

> I wish to have python 2.7 on a computer. I have not been able to get a
> working copy to work on my machine.

Welcome! Thank you for learning Python.

Please be aware that Python 2.7 is a dead end today. It will never get
any new features, and only bug fixes will ever be made. Even that will
stop in a few years.

If you do not have a highly compelling reason to use that old version,
you should not be writing any new code in Python 2.

Instead, get the latest Python 3 for your computer and learn Python that
way.

> I am prepared to follow instructions or to pay someone to install
> Python on my computer. Either the Debian or the Windows operating
> system is satisfactory.

The Debian package manager will install Python 3 for you, just install
the ‘python3’ package.

> I am prepared to pay a company or person to reach my goal of
> programming with Python.

Good hunting, and feel free to ask questions as you learn. You will
probably want to join the “tutor” forum for collaborative tutoring
<URL:https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor>.

-- 
 \      “Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whosoever procures |
  `\        it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and |
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Ben Finney

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