[Tutor] Which Python should a beginner learn?

[Tim Krupinski]

I think it really depends on why you are learning python.  For me, I'm
using it primarily to supplement my tools as a system engineer.  The
standard version of Python that installs with nearly every server I manage
is 2.7, so I decided to focus on learning 2.7 because I didn't want to be
in a position where I had to install Python 3 onto every server.

Now, it does look like 3 has a lot of additions that help OO type
programming - so if you are learning it to write robust programs 3 might be
the way to go.




On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > On 02/10/2013 19:50, vitsen at gmx.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Which version of Python should a beginner learn? 2.x or 3.x?
> >>
> >
> > Python 3 is the future so learn it unless you want to use a specific
> library
> > which hasn't yet been ported.
>
> While I generally agree with Mark, you might want to consider other
> factors.  Although 3.x has been around a few years, it took a while
> for it to pick up steam with third party modules.  In the last year,
> Django has started to experiment with python 3.x.  The other
> consideration is your learning style.  You can find lots of youtube
> videos, and text tutorials on the web to learn python.  Some will suit
> you, some maybe not.  So that might lead you to start with the python
> that matches the resources you prefer.
>
> At any rate, if you are just learning programming, what they have in
> common exceeds their differences.
>
> In the end, though Mark is probably right --  all else being equal
> since some  language issues were revisited and made better in 3.x and
> 2.x will eventually become a relic (maybe in 5 or 10 years).
> >
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> >
> > Mark Lawrence
> >
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