Hi all, I know that this is something for which I could (keep) STFW, but I'm mostly ignorant of the subject area and under a bit of a deadline. So I hope people won't mind if I truncate my search and ask here.
I've tried solo and failed a few times to install various Linux distros on Intel x86 laptops. (The software modem was always the sticking point.) A recent acquaintance has volunteered to guide me through an install tomorrow. He's a Debian fellow. I'm not in a position to have any preferences, so am inclined to follow his distro choice. The only area of computing in which I am interested and with which he's unfamiliar is Python. He suggested I try to find out if there are any potential issues with Debian stable and Python. Not knowing much about the details of linux and less about Debian, my googling hasn't yielded much that settles things. I have found out that stable ships with 2.3.5. I imagine it should be straightforward to upgrade to 2.4.2. Am I correct? Any other Debian/Python issues I should know about? If it matters, the laptop is fairly new (6 months) but wasn't screaming when new, either. Thanks bunches, Brian vdB -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
