Re: My son wants me to teach him Python

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Date	2013-06-13 09:34 +1000
Subject	Re: My son wants me to teach him Python
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.3138.1371080054.3114.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> Went digging to see what version they support, and found it - buried -
> and with some FUD:
>
> https://developers.google.com/edu/python/set-up
> "For Google's Python Class, you want a python version that is 2.4 or
> later, and avoiding the 3.x versions for now is probably best."
>
> I would recommend going with Python 3, preferably 3.3, because that's
> the future of Python. Unless you have a good reason for sticking with
> 2.x, go with 3.x.

BTW, just to clarify this statement: I don't object to there being
courses for 2.x that don't touch 3.x (though I'd still use this as a
strong criterion in choosing a course); the bit I object to is the
vague FUD about "avoiding" 3.x, as though that branch isn't stable
yet. If it simply said "For Google's Python Class, you want a Python
version between 2.4 and 2.7.x", that'd be much better.

ChrisA

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My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 12:46 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:02 +1000
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 15:07 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 16:23 -0400
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:34 +1000
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 15:06 -0700
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 16:22 -0600
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-06-12 14:31 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 09:34 +1000
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 21:00 -0700
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 14:08 +1000
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 21:47 -0700
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Andrew Berg <robotsondrugs@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 00:23 -0500
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 23:30 -0600
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-06-12 22:48 -0700
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 14:53 +1000
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-06-14 11:05 +1000
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  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:01 -0700
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