Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.018 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; "'python": 0.09; 'benefits,': 0.09; 'subject:Why': 0.09; 'supported,': 0.09; 'used.': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'language,': 0.12; 'project,': 0.12; 'from:addr:ryan': 0.16; "now'": 0.16; 'thanks,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'library': 0.18; 'everyone,': 0.19; 'pfxlen:0': 0.19; 'split': 0.19; 'seems': 0.21; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; '(for': 0.26; 'supported': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'scale': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'community': 0.33; 'fri,': 0.33; 'style': 0.33; "i'd": 0.34; 'received:74.125.82': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'possible.': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'done': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'starting': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'received:74.125': 0.39; 'aside': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'even': 0.60; 'future': 0.60; 'then,': 0.60; 'full': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'world.': 0.61; 'kind': 0.63; 'soon': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'beautiful': 0.68; 'power': 0.76; 'future,': 0.83; 'absolutely': 0.87; 'serious': 0.97 X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=W28zNI3bRfcoHjrLAZRWAwue3xVYTWWO+Gvd6ShZVlY=; b=LUzdhLEl303rx5H4cjcUkJBvSgA4Aw2oyvrnFAIBasCGOwuekcyK29JOvHdnovwx8w Ex9KhUCxQv+neK6tI3xUwzKICJvMQA1sg4iEyExPe+KSdlgrqln9NPpto+/zegfFDq7Z MaG5D9AlDmI0Pbr5b8LzlzJ19V1jH5g4UDigTTdjfuKjEMi5m7mWgGedupsmoYDD5RCD I2S/1GAe8rZ4++Q0xiGtXKa7XtNlXb2TlVLHGMYE0ubhACAnYw0WV7E1vuCaFVQCbxtT 9VXq4s8tDxy54HiUNikTaLPPOohCVDq6dlnw8BQhFlSssTWO4/HTxOy7AO7/gMSzOvE8 RiTA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkyygxw1+yEjVmAPF3+xvfOQj6xg3spQ1EhnGlxbKrqp3RvY9wnSSjXh8rk1LLlfnugBt5j MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.175.70 with SMTP id by6mr18950445wjc.3.1397880283687; Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:04:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [70.178.49.66] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:04:43 -0500 Subject: Re: Why Python 3? From: Ryan Hiebert To: Anthony Papillion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e013d175abf85be04f75d5d14 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 06:09:26 +0200 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 83 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1397880568 news.xs4all.nl 2893 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58796 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:70368 --089e013d175abf85be04f75d5d14 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If you are starting a new project, I'd highly encourage you to use Python 3. It is a stable, well supported, and beautiful language, and gives you the full power of the innovation that is current in the Python world. Python 2 is still well supported (for a while to come), but you won't have the same access to new features and ideas that you would on Python 3. The only reason that I'd still be on Python 2 is if I absolutely had to use a library that for some reason is not yet working on Python 3. Even then, I'd work hard to try and write it in Python 3 style Python 2, because I'd want to be on Python 3 as soon as possible. On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Anthony Papillion wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > So I've been working with Python for a while and I'm starting to take > on more and more serious projects with it. I've been reading a lot > about Python 2 vs Python 3 and the community kind of seems split on > which should be used. > > Some say 'Python 3 is the future, use it for everything now' and other > say 'Python 3 is the future but you can't do everything in it now so > use Python 2'. > > What is the general feel of /this/ community? I'm about to start a > large scale Python project. Should it be done in 2 or 3? What are the > benefits, aside from the 'it's the future' argument? > > Thanks, > Anthony > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > --089e013d175abf85be04f75d5d14 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If you are starting a new project, I'd highly encourag= e you to use Python 3. It is a stable, well supported, and beautiful langua= ge, and gives you the full power of the innovation that is current in the P= ython world. Python 2 is still well supported (for a while to come), but yo= u won't have the same access to new features and ideas that you would o= n Python 3.

The only reason that I'd still be on Python 2 is if I ab= solutely had to use a library that for some reason is not yet working on Py= thon 3. Even then, I'd work hard to try and write it in Python 3 style = Python 2, because I'd want to be on Python 3 as soon as possible.


On Fri,= Apr 18, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Anthony Papillion <papillion@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
Hello Everyone,

So I've been working with Python for a while and I'm starting to ta= ke
on more and more serious projects with it. I've been reading a lot
about Python 2 vs Python 3 and the community kind of seems split on
which should be used.

Some say 'Python 3 is the future, use it for everything now' and ot= her
say 'Python 3 is the future but you can't do everything in it now s= o
use Python 2'.

What is the general feel of /this/ community? I'm about to start a
large scale Python project. Should it be done in 2 or 3? What are the
benefits, aside from the 'it's the future' argument?

Thanks,
Anthony
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