On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Skip Montanaro <skip.montan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:46 AM, Cyd Haselton <chasel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> A quick FYI: The decision to build 2.7.8 (instead of 3.x) on Android >> was made after reading this article: >> https://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3 > > What in that document convinced you to port to Python 2 instead of > Python 3?
Among other things, the points immediately following this part: However, there are some key issues that may require you to use Python 2 rather than Python 3. That page is intended for people deciding which version of > the language to use for their work. I would think as someone trying to > port to a new platform your criteria would be different. Also, note > that the above page was last updated in April 2014. Look at the info > for that page: > > https://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3?action=info > > and you'll see there was probably nothing of substance added to that > page in over a year. > Something to keep in mind is that i'm using an Android tablet for building and troubleshooting errors...which means webpages have different layouts. The change date for the wiki page I referenced is waaaay down at the bottom, in extra small, faint type. I wasn't aware the info was for those using Python. > Right at the very top of that page, I read: > > Short version: Python 2.x is legacy, Python 3.x is the present and > future of the language > > I would think that would be enough to convince you to use Python 3.x > as your starting point. It was, initially, until I read (most of) the rest of the article I say this as someone who, in his day-to-day > work uses Python 2.7 exclusively, doesn't expect his employer to ever > convert to Python 3, and has never done much more with Python 3 than > build it. With all that, if I was going to attempt a port of Python to > a new platform, I would still choose to port Python 3. > > Skip Noted. Will proceed with the 3.x releass. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
