Hi i m learning python mainly for job opportunities. so is it much difficult if i learn 2.6 and then to update to 3.0 ?
Thanks. On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Navin Kabra <navin.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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" > > > > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > >
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