Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Andreas Waldenburger
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:04:25 -0500 Peng Yu wrote: > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Andreas Waldenburger > wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:52:44 -0500 Peng Yu > > wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, John Nagle > >> wrote: > >> What are the differences between 2.5 and 2.6? > >

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Peng Yu
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Andreas Waldenburger wrote: > On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:52:44 -0500 Peng Yu wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, John Nagle >> wrote: >> What are the differences between 2.5 and 2.6? > > http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.6.html Are all packages availab

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Andreas Waldenburger
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:52:44 -0500 Peng Yu wrote: > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, John Nagle > wrote: > What are the differences between 2.5 and 2.6? http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.6.html /W -- INVALID? DE! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Peng Yu
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:27 AM, John Nagle wrote: > Kee Nethery wrote: >> >> I am in 2.x because the IDE I am using does not support stepping through >> my code when in 3.x. As soon as the IDE I use supports debugging in 3.x, I'm >> moving up to 3.x. >> >> I would prefer to be in 3.x because all

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:25:47 -0700, Kee Nethery wrote: > I would prefer to be in 3.x because all the inconsistencies of how you > do things in 2.x make it harder than it needs to be to learn the > language. > > People who have been coding in 2.x for along time don't notice how the > syntax is won

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-13 Thread Kegan
I have just started using 2.6 (upgrade from 2.5). All my web applications' code (using Django), work without any changes. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread John Nagle
Kee Nethery wrote: I am in 2.x because the IDE I am using does not support stepping through my code when in 3.x. As soon as the IDE I use supports debugging in 3.x, I'm moving up to 3.x. I would prefer to be in 3.x because all the inconsistencies of how you do things in 2.x make it harder tha

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread Kee Nethery
I am in 2.x because the IDE I am using does not support stepping through my code when in 3.x. As soon as the IDE I use supports debugging in 3.x, I'm moving up to 3.x. I would prefer to be in 3.x because all the inconsistencies of how you do things in 2.x make it harder than it needs to be

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread Terry Reedy
Peng Yu wrote: On Sep 12, 4:10 pm, Terry Reedy wrote: Peng Yu wrote: Hi, I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer versions. But the

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread Peng Yu
On Sep 12, 4:10 pm, Terry Reedy wrote: > Peng Yu wrote: > > Hi, > > > I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy > > code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would > > guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer > > versions. But

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread r
On Sep 12, 3:47 pm, Peng Yu wrote: > Hi, > > I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy > code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would > guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer > versions. But the code developed in newer ve

Re: Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread Terry Reedy
Peng Yu wrote: Hi, I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer versions. But the code developed in newer versions might be better support

Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

2009-09-12 Thread Peng Yu
Hi, I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer versions. But the code developed in newer versions might be better supported in the future.