Which version of python I should use if I just start programming in python?

[Peng Yu]

On Sep 12, 4:10 pm, Terry Reedy <tjre... at udel.edu> wrote:
> Peng Yu wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I just start python programming. That is, I don't have any legacy
> > code. I notice that there are different versions of python. I would
> > guess that older version of python has the more libraries than newer
> > versions. But the code developed in newer versions might be better
> > supported in the future. Can somebody give a guideline on which
> > version of python a new python developer shall choose?
>
> My own view is start with 3.1 and move back to 2.6 or even 2.5 when you
> need a library not available with 3.1. Others will say start with 2.6 or
> 2.5. This has been discussed previously on this list.

Would you please point me where the previous discussion is?