Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-13 Thread geremy condra
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:00 PM, harrismh777 wrote: > Andrew Berg wrote: >> >> AFAICT, there are three reasons to learn Python 2: > >   ... there is a fourth reason. > > The linux distro you are using currently was customized with python 2.x > > I ran into this problem this week in fact... on my H

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-13 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:08 AM, SigmundV wrote: > To the OP I'd say: learn Python through 3.2. It's the best way > forward, for the sake of yourself and others. The only way more > modules can become 3k compatible is if more people use 3k. I skipped 3.2 and went straight to 3.3a0 from hg, but th

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-13 Thread SigmundV
I'm using 2.7.1, because that's what my Ubuntu 11.04 bundles (python -- version reports 2.7.1+ though, no idea what the + means). On the other hand, Ubuntu provides 3.2 packages via apt-get, so I'm in the process of migrating to 3k. I really like the focus on laziness in 3k (don't know if 'focus' i

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-10 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:00:35 -0500, harrismh777 wrote: > So, be careful. I have had to separate *all* of my python installs on > *every* one of my systems for this similar reason. The bottom line is if > the distro ships with 2.6 (minus the idle) chances are that the > interpreter is there *not*

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-10 Thread Benjamin Kaplan
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:00 PM, harrismh777 wrote: > Andrew Berg wrote: >> >> AFAICT, there are three reasons to learn Python 2: > >   ... there is a fourth reason. > > The linux distro you are using currently was customized with python 2.x > > I ran into this problem this week in fact... on my H

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread harrismh777
Andrew Berg wrote: AFAICT, there are three reasons to learn Python 2: ... there is a fourth reason. The linux distro you are using currently was customized with python 2.x I ran into this problem this week in fact... on my HP g6 ubuntu notebook running 10.04 lucid. It ships with the 2.6.5

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread harrismh777
Terry Reedy wrote: A couple of years ago, users were people who were already programming with 2.x. That is changing now. ... big time ! :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Andrew Berg
On 2011.06.09 12:18 PM, hisan wrote: > Hi All, > > Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. > Please let me know the difference between them. > Please give some refernce site or books to know the difference I'm just a beginner, but AFAICT, there are th

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Terry Reedy
On 6/9/2011 11:41 PM, Kyle T. Jones wrote: Library support. I urge people who use 2.x only for library support to let library authors that they would have preferred a 3.x compatible library. I have library authors say "Why port when none of my users have asked for a port?" A couple of year

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Kyle T. Jones
John Gordon wrote: In <9037ef5f-53c5-42c6-ac5d-8f942df6c...@x38g2000pri.googlegroups.com> hisan writes: Hi All, Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. Please let me know the difference between them. Please give some refernce site or books to know the diff

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Dan Stromberg
1.[45] and Jython 2.5.2 (the jython with a fix or two patched in). 3to2 sounds like a bit nicer option than 2to3, because 3to2 can start from code that knows the difference between the two main kinds of strings. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:18 AM, hisan wrote: > Hi All, > > Please let me

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Chris Angelico
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:18 AM, hisan wrote: > Hi All, > > Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. As a side point, you should probably use 2.7 rather than 2.6. With regard to 2.x versus 3.x, Corey already posted a link to an excellent article. Chris Angelico

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread Corey Richardson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/09/2011 01:18 PM, hisan wrote: > Hi All, > > Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. > Please let me know the difference between them. > Please give some refernce site or books to know the d

Re: Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread John Gordon
In <9037ef5f-53c5-42c6-ac5d-8f942df6c...@x38g2000pri.googlegroups.com> hisan writes: > Hi All, > Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. > Please let me know the difference between them. > Please give some refernce site or books to know the dif

Python 2.6 OR 3.2

2011-06-09 Thread hisan
Hi All, Please let me know which one is GOOD whether Python 2.6 OR 3.2. Please let me know the difference between them. Please give some refernce site or books to know the difference -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list