Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, 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. Why does it worry you a lot ? pls give some suggestion. If you are a stark newbie, start with 3.0 so there is nothing to unlearn and relearn later. 2.6 has most features of 3.0 so 2.6 is also a good starting point. My suggestion would be start with 3.0. Thanks, Neuron Ring, http://neuronring.com ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers -- --Anand ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
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. http://diveintopython3.org/ has been released, so maybe you can start with 3.0 but OTOH, I don't know Python 3.0, so you should take this with a pinch of salt. Python 2.6 is going to be around for a while, so if you're looking for employment opportunities maybe that makes more sense. http://diveintopython.org/ in that case. Roshan Mathews ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
So Noufal, what ure suggesting me. Shall i start learning with python 3.0 ? ** On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Noufal Ibrahim nou...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, 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 believe the only real reason to stick with a pre 3.0 release is 3rd party library availability. The language core itself is pretty decent in post 3.0. As you mentioned, it was a deliberately backward incompatible release. Depending on what you're using Python for, this should guide you. Enjoy. -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
On Monday 12 Oct 2009 12:53:26 pm Noufal Ibrahim wrote: Hi all, 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 believe the only real reason to stick with a pre 3.0 release is 3rd party library availability. The language core itself is pretty decent in post 3.0. As you mentioned, it was a deliberately backward incompatible release. Depending on what you're using Python for, this should guide you. if you are learning the language for the sake of pursuit of knowledge, 3.x is fine. If you are learning it to use it in production, 2.5/6 is the way to go. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Project Officer NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Noufal Ibrahim nou...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] I believe the only real reason to stick with a pre 3.0 release is 3rd party library availability. BTW, Now 'distribute' ( http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute ) has Python 3.x support. If you want to create distribution packages you can use it instead of setuptools. I guess, distribute is going to accelerate Python 3 .x support for many third party packages. Regards, Baiju M ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.com wrote: So Noufal, what ure suggesting me. Shall i start learning with python 3.0 ? Nope. I'm pointing out what I feel the most important difference as far as usage is concerned is and then asking you to take a decision by yourself. -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
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 navin. ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
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.comwrote: 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
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
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.comwrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.comwrote: 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 ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
On Monday 12 Oct 2009 2:03:35 pm Gopinath R wrote: 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 ? if it is for job, then most production platforms are still on 2.4 and 2.5 (very few on 2.6) -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
Re: [BangPypers] New to python - neuron ring
Hi, itz good to learn python check out A Byte of Python By *Swaroop* CHhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/2544873/A-Byte-of-Python-By-Swaroop-CH On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.com wrote: 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.comwrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Navin Kabra navin.ka...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gopinath R gopiindia...@gmail.comwrote: 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 ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers -- With Regards, S Sudhakar. ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
