On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Andrew Berg <robotsondr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2013.12.26 23:04, Travis McGee wrote: >> The Python.org site says that the future is Python 3, yet whenever I try >> something new in Python, such as Tkinter which I am learning now, >> everything seems to default to Python 2. By this I mean that, whenever I >> find that I need to install another package, it shows up as Python 2 >> unless I explicitly specify Python 3. >> >> What's the deal? If I want to make a distributable software package, >> should it be 2 or 3? Enquiring minds want to know. >> > Oh boy, another 2 vs. 3 thread!
I believe that this is separable into at least two questions: 1. Whats the deal about 2 and 3, as in where on the past-present-future do these sit 2. How to write software that is 2+3 compatible As for 1 its the much heat little light kind of discussion. I'll leave others to warm themselves and the planet As for 2 maybe we need a wiki page. (Or do we have one already?) Heres my largely ignoramus attempt at starting that: 1. print: Use print with (). Dont use funny 2 syntax 2. Always write strings with a u" prefix 3. Always use new style classes 4. Always use relative imports with explicit relative (ie use .) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
