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Re: Python 2 or 3

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On 3 December 2011 03:54, Antti J Ylikoski <antti.ylikoski@tkk.fi> wrote:
>
> I'm in the process of learning Python.  I already can code
> objet-oriented programs with the language.  I have in my hands the
> O'Reilly book by Mark Lutz, Programming Python, in two versions: the
> 2nd Edition, which covers Python 2, and the 4th edition, which covers
> Python 3.
>
> In the "official Python site" so to speak, http://www.python.org, it
> is mentioned that the authors recommend the visitor, who is a novice,
> to learn Python 2 rather than Python 3, because most of existing
> software has been writen with Python 2.
>
> The O'Reilly book has some 1200 pages.  I would not want to invest
> such an amount of work and time to an obsolete language (i. e. Python
> 2).

Python 2 and Python 3 are mostly the same language.  Learning either
will be equally valuable IMHO.  There are some significant differences
but if you have a good understanding of one, you will have no problem
adapting very quickly to the other.

And Python 2 is definitely not obsolete :)

-- 
Arnaud

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Python 2 or 3 Antti J Ylikoski <antti.ylikoski@tkk.fi> - 2011-12-03 05:54 +0200
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 20:10 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 22:20 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-02 23:27 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 20:42 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-03 01:23 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:37 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:41 -0600
  Re: Python 2 or 3 jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 00:59 -0800
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-03 10:04 +0000
    Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 21:44 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 12:03 +0000
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 21:59 +0100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 13:52 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-03 21:52 -0500
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 14:02 +1100
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Zaphod <zaphod@beeblebrox.net> - 2011-12-04 20:18 +0000
  Re: Python 2 or 3 Tobiah <tobiah@teranews.com> - 2011-12-06 09:33 -0800
    Re: Python 2 or 3 Enrico 'Henryx' Bianchi <henryx_b@yahoo.it> - 2011-12-10 00:16 +0100
      Re: Python 2 or 3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-10 00:19 +0000
        Re: Python 2 or 3 Enrico 'Henryx' Bianchi <henryx_b@yahoo.it> - 2011-12-10 12:49 +0100

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