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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/31/15 8:39 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull
wrote:<br>
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What I would really like to see is a Python 3 (and if you really need
Python 2, here's how it differs) version of Python: Essential
Reference.
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Agreed. If anyone has Python 3 books, talks, or resources that they
find helpful and of high quality, please send me an email and I will
happily curate a cheatsheet, document, or website with the results.
For example, Harry Percival's TDD book and tutorials on PyVideo.org
are well done with a Python 3 focus.<br>
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If you have other favorite Python 2 books that you wish were
revised/rewritten to have a Python 3 focus, please email me that as
well.<br>
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I agree, but the cargo cult thing is big for people coming to Python
because somebody told them it's a good way to do something practical.</pre>
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For our user group attendees (whether novice or experienced, teens
or post-docs), "practical and simple" trumps "shiny and complex".
Search gives them a mountain of resources. Yet, these users are
looking for guidance on a reasonable approach to do the practical
things that interest them. These creators, innovators, and
experimenters care less about programming language or version than
they do about building their ideas. Fortunately, the Python
language, especially when combined with the Python community and its
outreach, enables building these ideas...when we are not tripping
all over our own perspectives of which version "should" suit the use
case. Practically, use whichever version is best suited to the use
case.<br>
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Warmly,<br>
Carol<br>
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P.S. Whether you develop for version 2, version 3, or both, thank
you for doing so :-)<br>
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<b>Carol Willing</b> <br>
Developer | Willing Consulting <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://willingconsulting.com">https://willingconsulting.com</a> <br>
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