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Re: Why Python 3?

Date 2014-04-18 21:50 -0700
From Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
Subject Re: Why Python 3?
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On 04/18/2014 08:28 PM, Anthony Papillion wrote:
>
> 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?

This community is also split.  ;)

Use Python 3 if you can.  The best reason not to is if you have some critical library that you absolutely need and it's 
not yet available on 3.  In which case, program as if your code base was going to run on both 2 and 3 so you can update 
easily once your dependency upgrades.

--
~Ethan~

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Re: Why Python 3? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-18 21:50 -0700
  Re: Why Python 3? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-20 09:43 +0000
    Re: Why Python 3? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-04-20 07:06 -0500
  Re: Why Python 3? CHIN Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2014-04-20 10:27 -0700

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