On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 10:53:32AM -0400, Jon Paris wrote: > I’m having problems identifying sites that feature V3 code. My > learning is being hampered by having to worry about conversion for the > vast majority of the examples I encounter. > > Any suggestions on how to deal with this?
This can be an issue for beginners, so I'm sure you are not alone. But remember, Python 2 and Python 3 share about 98% of the language, the differences are quite small. The most general way to deal with this, in my opinion, is to have both Python 2 and Python 3 installed, and try the example in both and see which one it works in. The most obvious hint that you're using Python 3 is the use of print() with round brackets (parentheses), that is, print as a function: print x # Works in v2, syntax error in v3 print(x) # Likely to be v3 The second most obvious hint is the use of Unicode ("funny non-ASCII characters") as ordinary strings, without the u prefix: s = u"ßŮƕΩжḜ※€ℕ∞⌘⑃☃だ" # Probably v2 s = "ßŮƕΩжḜ※€ℕ∞⌘⑃☃だ" # Probably v3 I say "probably" because, starting with version 3.3, Python 3 also supports the u"..." format, to make it easier to port code from v2 to v3. There are a few other changes, like the use of x.next() changing to next(x), some changes in behaviour, some libraries were renamed for consistency with the rest of the standard library, some functions were moved around, etc. If you google for "Python 2 3 changes", you will find plenty of places talking about this: https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=python+2+3+changes https://startpage.com/do/search?q=python+2+3+changes If in doubt, feel free to ask here! -- Steve _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor