On 11/19/08 04:46, Jyri Virkki wrote: > Brian Cameron wrote: >> This proposal adds Dive Into Python 5.4, the latest version, to >> OpenSolaris. This version of the book is applicable to all >> versions of the Python language and discusses versions of Python >> up to 2.3.2. > > Are there any significant differences between the 2.3.2 covered by > this book vs. the 2.5 that's in OpenSolaris today?
Inevitably, yes. However, they are mostly additions to the language that don't break backwards compatibility. The book still gives a good grounding in the basics of the language that have not changed. A good overview of the major changes between Python versions can be found here: http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/ - Dermot
