Upgrading from 2.7 to 3.x

[Kiuhnm]

On 4/26/2012 5:08, deuteros wrote:
> I'm fairly new to Python I have version 2.7 installed on my computer. However
> my professor wants us all to use the latest version of Python. How do I go
> about upgrading? Do I just install the new version? Do I have to do anything
> with the old version already installed?

Python 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 (the latest versions) can coexist. Just install 
Python 3.2.3 in a different directory (python32, for instance).

Python has been "forked" into 2.x and 3.x because some breaking changes 
ought to be made to the language in order to improve it and clean it up.

Kiuhnm