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Re: Why Python 3?

Date 2014-04-20 07:06 -0500
From Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com>
Subject Re: Why Python 3?
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On 2014-04-20 09:43, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> So really the advice comes down to:
> 
> - if you can, use the latest version of Python, which is 3.4;
> 
> - if you must, use the version of Python provided by your operating
>   system, which could be anything from Python 2.3 to 3.3;
> 
> - if you have no choice except to use a library that only supports 
>   version X, then use version X, no matter what X happens to be.
> 
> 
> None of this should be controversial. It should be common sense.

This. Except for the fact that what should be common sense often ends
up being controversial on c.l.p ;-)

-tkc

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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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