Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
Yeah, I guess it should be changed. The statement is there because newer pythons do not work on older windowses. But that probably doesn't matter so much now.
Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
well, the page really needs to look something like this: http://www.phonegap.com/start/ On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I guess it should be changed. The statement is there because newer pythons do not work on older windowses. But that probably doesn't matter so much now.
[pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
I was talking with a new programmer who is just getting started with python and pygame. After a lot of confusion, I realized that he had downloaded pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.5.msi by mistake. The download page still has bold text proclaiming (python2.5.4 is the best python on windows at the moment) If anybody knows any reason why that is still true, please correct me, but I think instead of bold text to reccomend one version over others, there should just be a message saying that a person should take care to download the version that matches their python version. No matter who I am, the best version of pygame is the one that will work on my computer ;) --- James Paige
Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
I don't think its true anymore, AFAIK you should go with python2.7 for pygame. There is a python 2.7 download on the mailing list. Outside of pygame, 2.7.x is what you want to go with, since wiht 3.x series doesn't have as many libraries precompiled, or working. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:48 PM, James Paige b...@hamsterrepublic.comwrote: I was talking with a new programmer who is just getting started with python and pygame. After a lot of confusion, I realized that he had downloaded pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.5.msi by mistake. The download page still has bold text proclaiming (python2.5.4 is the best python on windows at the moment) If anybody knows any reason why that is still true, please correct me, but I think instead of bold text to reccomend one version over others, there should just be a message saying that a person should take care to download the version that matches their python version. No matter who I am, the best version of pygame is the one that will work on my computer ;) --- James Paige -- Jake
Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Jake b ninmonk...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think its true anymore, AFAIK you should go with python2.7 for pygame. There is a python 2.7 download on the mailing list. Outside of pygame, 2.7.x is what you want to go with, since wiht 3.x series doesn't have as many libraries precompiled, or working. I'm on Py2.6 right now, and haven't seen much reason to change. Py2.5 is the only Python that supports all the libraries I want (Psyco doesn't run on 2.6 or higher). But yes, 2.6 or 2.7 are good choices. Ian
Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
Or 3 On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Ian Mallett geometr...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Jake b ninmonk...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think its true anymore, AFAIK you should go with python2.7 for pygame. There is a python 2.7 download on the mailing list. Outside of pygame, 2.7.x is what you want to go with, since wiht 3.x series doesn't have as many libraries precompiled, or working. I'm on Py2.6 right now, and haven't seen much reason to change. Py2.5 is the only Python that supports all the libraries I want (Psyco doesn't run on 2.6 or higher). But yes, 2.6 or 2.7 are good choices. Ian
Re: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5
I second this, mostly because the statement that version 2.5 is the best Python on Windows is simply untrue, as far as I can tell. I guess there must have been issues in the past or something (I didn't start using Pygame until around the time Python 2.7 came out, so I don't know), but right now, I know of absolutely no issues with Python 2.6 or Python 2.7. I don't even usually make my programs compatible with Python 2.5 (mostly because I use the str.format method and from __future__ import print_function). It's an ancient version at this point. --- On Thu, 9/29/11, James Paige b...@hamsterrepublic.com wrote: From: James Paige b...@hamsterrepublic.com Subject: [pygame] pygame download page still reccomends python 2.5 To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011, 9:48 PM I was talking with a new programmer who is just getting started with python and pygame. After a lot of confusion, I realized that he had downloaded pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.5.msi by mistake. The download page still has bold text proclaiming (python2.5.4 is the best python on windows at the moment) If anybody knows any reason why that is still true, please correct me, but I think instead of bold text to reccomend one version over others, there should just be a message saying that a person should take care to download the version that matches their python version. No matter who I am, the best version of pygame is the one that will work on my computer ;) --- James Paige
