On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Navin Kabra <navin.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gopinath R <gopiindia...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I am a newbie to python. i like to learn python strongly. which version is >> recommended to start with 2.6 or 3.0. I believe 3.0 has lot more features >> added, there is no backward compatibility in that. we cannot use some of the >> 2.6 syntaxes in that. for Example: raw_input. it worries me a lot. pls give >> some suggestion. >> > > I think one of the important features of python is the availability of a > huge set of external libraries that make your programming easier (because > you can reuse stuff, and not reinvent the wheel). This is true of python > 2.6, but not yet true of python 3.x. So, assuming that you would like to > make something useful with python (as opposed to toy programs), go with 2.6. > > > I can't think of a strong reason for > Sorry. This should have been "I can't think of a strong reason for learning 3.x at this point of time"
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