Hi William, The short answer is go with the default until you run into something you can't do without 2.4.
For the skinny on all the changes you'll want to check out http://python.org/doc/2.4/whatsnew/whatsnew24.html . That document lays it out about as well as can be done. If you find something in there that really makes a difference for you, then go to 2.4. I've only installed the default python (2.3 for now) on my Debian box because the changes don't really affect my programs. There is a short, not-too-informative chat about Python 2.4 and Debian that starts at http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2005/04/msg00005.html . gabe On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 04:10:37PM -0400, William O'Higgins wrote: > I am just beginning to experiment with Python, and I'm looking for > advice about versions. Debian testing provides version 2.3 by default, > (/usr/bin/python is linked to /usr/bin/python2.3) but I am able to > install 2.4 as well. What gains do I realize by using the more modern > version? Are there gotchas based on that minor-version change? Your > insight is appreciated, thanks. > -- > > yours, > > William > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
