r/Python • u/schmichael • Jul 04 '14

There is a flash of light! Your PYTHON has evolved into ...

http://alexgaynor.net/2014/jul/04/your-python-has-evolved/
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u/cantremembermypasswd Jul 04 '14

.... an outdated python version and improper CSS!

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '14

For people not stuck in the noughties there's a Py3k PyPy now though it's only py3.2 so far. When it catches up though, I'm in.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '14

Surprised this goofy post got this many upvotes. "I have PyPy, whoop-de-doo."

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u/upofadown Jul 04 '14

2.3.1 is current...

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u/cantremembermypasswd Jul 05 '14

python version

Current version is 3.4.1, not 2.7.6.

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u/upofadown Jul 05 '14

Ah, so you like Py3 better than Py2 and thus feel the need to let everyone know that whenever there is a reference to Py2...

Got it...

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

Welcome to /r/python

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u/darthmdh print 3 + 4 Jul 05 '14

2.3.1 is (mostly) compatible with Python 3.2, hence the call its outdated. Its got nothing to do with Python 2 v Python 3 - even PyPy has moved onto Python 3 so that's moot in this context.

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u/rguillebert PyPy / NumPyPy Jul 05 '14

I'm a bit surprised by the comments about Python 3, there's a PEP saying that the "python" command should always refer to a Python 2 compatible interpreter : http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/

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u/vsajip Jul 05 '14

for the time being, all distributions should ensure that python refers to the same target as python2

(My emphasis)

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u/rguillebert PyPy / NumPyPy Jul 05 '14

for the time being includes today right ?

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u/vsajip Jul 05 '14

Sure, but not necessarily "always" :-)

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u/rguillebert PyPy / NumPyPy Jul 05 '14

not "always" in time, but "always" as in, on all installations

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

Let's not kid ourselves Python 3.4 is Python. Lots of young people will not remember when Linux 2.4 and 2.6 were both popular. Many said that Linux 2.4 should be forked to save it from radical changes. Anyways we all know what won. Anyways I understand why 2.7 is still popular in deployment but py3 is getting established and the future is very clear to most at this point.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

And we've always been at war with Eastasia.

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u/mrtransisteur Jul 04 '14

If you could elaborate on PyPy's virtues that'd be greeeeeat.

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u/qudat Jul 05 '14

Similar to making the jump the python 3, the issue is package support.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

i think we should all do this and blog about it. and then take a screenshot of the blog and post it on imgur and then post a link to the imgur screenshot of the blog in this subreddit.