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| Started by | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2013-09-08 11:35 +1000 |
| Last post | 2013-09-08 15:29 -0400 |
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Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-08 11:35 +1000
Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2013-09-08 15:29 +0200
Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-09-08 15:29 -0400
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2013-09-08 11:35 +1000 |
| Subject | Re: Can I trust downloading Python? |
| Message-ID | <mailman.146.1378604152.5461.python-list@python.org> |
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Aaron Martin <aaronspencermartin@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I am thinking about getting a software but it requires python, so that > brought up a few questions. Is it safe do download python, and does it come > with spam or advertisements? If it doesn't then should I get the latest > version? I mostly want to know if it is safe to download, because most of > the time downloading free stuff off the internet comes with spam and all > that, so I want to know if I can trust downloading it. Yes, you can trust Python. If you don't like the precompiled versions, you can simply download the source code (plain text files) and build your own, so any advertising in it could be removed very easily - and would thus be worthless, so nobody bothers to put any there. Open Source is different from ad-funded software; both of them cost you no money, but there's a complete difference in philosophy. Definitely get the latest version (currently 3.3, soon 3.4). Python keeps getting new features and improvements. ChrisA
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| From | Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> |
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| Date | 2013-09-08 15:29 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <20130908152955.a99bbab4c50123260d22d420@gmx.net> |
| In reply to | #53829 |
> Definitely get the latest version (currently 3.3, soon 3.4). Python > keeps getting new features and improvements. Python scripts or applications might not be compatible with Python 3.x and require 2.x instead. Sincerely, Wolfgang
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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
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| Date | 2013-09-08 15:29 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mailman.158.1378668573.5461.python-list@python.org> |
| In reply to | #53845 |
On 9/8/2013 9:29 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: >> Definitely get the latest version (currently 3.3, soon 3.4). Python >> keeps getting new features and improvements. > > Python scripts or applications might not be compatible with Python 3.x > and require 2.x instead. And the other way around. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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