2015-05-27 9:30 GMT+02:00 alb <al.bas...@gmail.com>: > Hi Mark, > Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > [] >>> File >>> "/home/debian/repos/2418_IASI-NG/Documents/Tools/tex_tool/venv/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/progress/bar.py", >>> line 48 >>> empty_fill = u'∙' >>> ^ >>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> > [] >> >> Python 3.0 removed the 'u' for unicode in front of strings but due to >> popular demand to ease porting it was reinstated in 3.3. Strip it away >> and you should be fine to go. > > I'm not particularly comfortable in fiddling with the library source, > even if the change seems really minor, therefore I guess that I'll > upgrade to a more recent version of Python/Debian. > > But here I have another question, as a python novice is there really any > reason for me to use any particular version of Python? > > Should I start directly with the newest? What about 2.7? > > Al > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Hi, I would recommend to start with a 3.x Python. Perhaps 3.3 or 3.4? If the version provided by your OS is older, you can always use a virtual environment. Ask if you don't know about it. Best -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
