[Python-Dev] Downloads page: Which version of Python should be listed first?

Eric Snow ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com
Fri Dec 14 03:38:51 CET 2012


On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> The default version shown on http://docs.python.org/ is now 3.3.0,
> which I think is a Good Thing. However, http://python.org/download/
> puts 2.7 first, and says:
>
> """If you don't know which version to use, start with Python 2.7; more
> existing third party software is compatible with Python 2 than Python
> 3 right now."""
>
> Firstly, is this still true? (I wouldn't have a clue.)

Nope:

http://py3ksupport.appspot.com/
http://python3wos.appspot.com/ (plone and zope skew the results)

-eric


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