[Python-Dev] #Python3 ! ? (was Python Library Support in 3.x) (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Mon Jun 21 14:33:08 CEST 2010

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Laurens Van Houtven <lvh at laurensvh.be> wrote:

Okay cool, we fixed it: http://python-commandments.org/python3.html

People are otherwise happy with the text?

Yep, looks pretty good to me.

I hope you don't mind, but I actually borrowed your text to seed a corresponding page on the Python wiki: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3

It turns out the beginner's guide on the wiki doesn't even acknowledge the possibility of downloading Python 3.1 rather than 2.6 to start experimenting with Python.

The Wiki is probably a good place for this kind of material, anyway - it makes it much easier for people to update as they identify major third party libraries that do and don't have Py3k compatible versions (and, some day, Python2 compatible versions).

Cheers, Nick.

P.S. (We're going to have a tough decision to make somewhere along the line where docs.python.org is concerned, too - when do we flick the switch and make a 3.x version of the docs the default? We probably won't need to seriously consider that question until the 3.3. time frame though).

-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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