On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Nick Hird <nrh...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is the best version of python to start out with? I see some > discussions on the net about not going to 3.1 but staying with the 2.x > releases. But then i see that 3.1 is better if your just starting.
greetings nick! ironically, i just gave a talk on this very subject yesterday afternoon(!) http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com/Sessions.aspx?OnlyOne=true&id=227 basically, if you're starting from scratch as a hobby with no pre-existing code, then learning 3.x is okay. however, since most of the world still runs on Python 2, most printed and online books and tutorials are still on Python 2, and the code at most companies using Python is still on version 2, i would recommended any release 2.6 (and newer). the reason is because 2.6 is the first release that has 3.x-specific features backported to it, so really, it's the first Python 2 release that lets you start coding against a 3.x interpreter. you can learn Python using 2.6+ then absorb the differences and move to Python 3.x quite easily. hope this helps! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
