On Jan 27, 2:56 pm, John Nagle <na...@animats.com> wrote: > Daniel Fetchinson wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > I was going to write this post for a while because all sorts of myths > > periodically come up on this list about python 3. I don't think the > > posters mean to spread false information on purpose, they simply are > > not aware of the facts. > > > My list is surely incomplete, please feel free to post your favorite > > misconception about python 3 that people periodically state, claim or > > ask about. > > Myths about Python 3: > > 1. Python 3 is supported by major Linux distributions. > > FALSE - most distros are shipping with Python 2.4, or 2.5 at best. > > 2. Python 3 is supported by multiple Python implementations. > > FALSE - Only CPython supports 3.x. Iron Python, Unladen Swallow, > PyPy, and Jython have all stayed with 2.x versions of Python. > > 3. Python 3 is supported by most 3rd party Python packages. > > FALSE - it's not supported by MySQLdb, OpenSSL, feedparser, etc. > > Arguably, Python 3 has been rejected by the market. Instead, there's > now Python 2.6, Python 2.7, and Python 2.8. Python 3 has turned into > a debacle like Perl 6, now 10 years old. > > That's the reality, Python 3 fanboys. > > John Nagle
I am seeing alot of bleeding edge linux distro's with 2.5 and 2.6 I would perfer they stayed with 2.4 or 2.5 .. or if there is a version that I can come up with a convincing cross- platform os.startfile I would want to use a vmware version of that linux. _______________________________________ http://dextracker.blogspot.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list