Le samedi 31 mai 2014 14:30:11 UTC+2, Steven D'Aprano a écrit : > On Sat, 31 May 2014 12:07:59 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote: > > > > > I'll leave Python 3.2 on my computer, but 2.7.5 will be the one I'm > > > installing now. Even if I could *find* a book that deals with Python > > > 3.x, couldn't afford to but yet another Python book. > > > > Version 2.7 is a good choice, and it will be around for a long time: it > > will be supported until at least 2020, so you should get many years of > > use from it. > > > > Do not be discouraged about Python 3. There are differences, but they > > aren't so different as to be a major barrier. By the time you have a bit > > of experience with 2.7, you will be more than capable of dealing with the > > differences with version 3. They are not different languages, think of > > them as slightly different dialects of the same language, like UK and > > South African English. > > > > ======
At least Py2 does not crash when using non ascii (eg sticking with cp1252). I just noticed this last week, Thursday, when presenting the absurdity of the Flexible String Representation. jmf -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
