On Jan 27, 2:56 pm, John Nagle <na...@animats.com> wrote: > Daniel Fetchinson wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > I was going to write this post for a while because all sorts of myths > > periodically come up on this list about python 3. I don't think the > > posters mean to spread false information on purpose, they simply are > > not aware of the facts. > > > My list is surely incomplete, please feel free to post your favorite > > misconception about python 3 that people periodically state, claim or > > ask about. > > Myths about Python 3: > > 1. Python 3 is supported by major Linux distributions. > > FALSE - most distros are shipping with Python 2.4, or 2.5 at best.
So? I use Mac OSX 10.6, not Linux. And that comes with 2.6. Nothing stopped me from adding 3.1. > > 2. Python 3 is supported by multiple Python implementations. > > FALSE - Only CPython supports 3.x. Iron Python, Unladen Swallow, > PyPy, and Jython have all stayed with 2.x versions of Python. So? I only use CPython. > > 3. Python 3 is supported by most 3rd party Python packages. > > FALSE - it's not supported by MySQLdb, OpenSSL, feedparser, etc. So? The only 3rd party module I use is gmpy, and that's been updated to 3.x. > > Arguably, Python 3 has been rejected by the market. Instead, there's > now Python 2.6, Python 2.7, and Python 2.8. Python 3 has turned into > a debacle like Perl 6, now 10 years old. > > That's the reality, Python 3 fanboys. Maybe in *your* world. I'm perfectly happy in my world using 3.1. > > John Nagle -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
