Le mardi 21 janvier 2014 18:34:44 UTC+1, Terry Reedy a écrit : > On 1/21/2014 6:38 AM, Tim Chase wrote: > > > On 2014-01-21 00:00, xeysx...@gmail.com wrote: > > >> Well, I retired early, and I guess now I've got some spare time to > > >> learn about programming, which always seemed rather mysterious. I > > >> am using an old mac as my main computer, and it runs os x 10.4 is > > >> this too old? It fills my needs, and I am on a fixed income and > > >> can't really afford to buy another. I think python would be a good > > >> starter language, based on what I've read on the net. > > > > > > It's certainly a great way to consume lots of hours :) > > > > > > Mac OS X 10.4 should come with an older version of Python > > > out-of-the-box. > > > > Someone else said that it comes with 2.5. That will be fine for many > > purposed. If you do use that, always make any classes you define a > > subclass of 'object' if nothing else. In other words, > > > > class MyClass(object): ... > > # instead of > > class MyClass: ... > > > > In Python 2, the second gives you an 'old-style' or 'classic' class. You > > do not need to learn about those. In Python 3, both forms give you > > new-style classes, which is what you should learn. > > > > There are a few other obsolete features to avoid, such as using strings > > for exceptions. > > > > > The install media should also include XCode if you > > > want to download the latest & greatest version of Python and install > > > that from source instead. > > > > If you can do that easily, I recommend starting with the latest Python > > 3, especially if you want to work with non-English (non-ascii) characters. > >
In fact, Python just becomes the last tool I (would) recommend, especially for non-ascii users. jmf -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
