[Tutor] Too different 2.6 vs 2.7?

[Terry Carroll]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2010, Jorge Biquez wrote:

> Are there really BIG differences between version 2.6 and 2.7?

I'm in a similar boat.  I use Ubuntu 10.04 aw well as Windows XP, Vista 
and 7.  I keep to similar levels just to avoid confusion and at present 
run Python 2.6 on all systems.

If I had an urgent enough need, I'd go to ActivePython 2.7 on the Windows 
boxes, but so far, no need other than to have the latest.

The only feature I'm pining for at all is the new argparse; but it depends 
on your needs.

> Under my ubuntu configuration I can not install version 2.7, searching the 
> why, but the version 2.6 is maintained and installed by the ubuntu software 
> center.....

It's possible to install 2.7 on Ubuntu, but I'm not piqued enough to do 
so.  If you're interested, a couple posts on Ubuntu Forums describe it:

http://wwww.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1524491
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1582739

> As a newby , trying to learn all the features of all the libraries. Will I 
> miss TOO much if I stay under version 2.6? Or it will be better to stay under 
> 2.7 (in that case under Windows XP)

For myself, I think I'll be fine in 2.6.  I usually upgrade when I see a 
particular feature I want.