Re: [Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-02 Thread Pierre Dagenais
On 14-02-01 08:20 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sat, Feb 01, 2014 at 06:41:10PM +, Ian D wrote: >> Hi >> >> Is it better to use python 3 as a newcomer who isn't really going to >> be writing any software as such just using it for learning? > > Yes, you should use Python 3, with one provi

Re: [Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-02 Thread Leam Hall
On 02/01/2014 03:35 PM, Alan Gauld wrote: On 01/02/14 18:41, Ian D wrote: Is it better to use python 3 as a newcomer who isn't really going to be writing any software as such just using it for learning? The more important question is which version does your preferred tutorial use? And are y

Re: [Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-01 Thread eryksun
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > I'm afraid that I have no idea what you are talking about here, Python > doesn't accept a -n argument: -n is an IDLE option: If IDLE is started with the -n command line switch it will run in a single process and will not create t

Re: [Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-01 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, Feb 01, 2014 at 06:41:10PM +, Ian D wrote: > Hi > > Is it better to use python 3 as a newcomer who isn't really going to > be writing any software as such just using it for learning? Yes, you should use Python 3, with one proviso: many tutorials, especially the older ones, are base

Re: [Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-01 Thread Alan Gauld
On 01/02/14 18:41, Ian D wrote: Is it better to use python 3 as a newcomer who isn't really going to be writing any software as such just using it for learning? The more important question is which version does your preferred tutorial use? Both versions will teach you a lot about programming

[Tutor] Best version for novice

2014-02-01 Thread Ian D
Hi Is it better to use python 3 as a newcomer who isn't really going to be writing any software as such just using it for learning? Also in 2.7 I use no subprocess by giving my python exe a -n argument, otherwise my canvas program's freeze. Is this needed also in version 3? Ta