On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 16:50, dn <pythonl...@danceswithmice.info> wrote: > > >> PS most of us will qualify for RedHat's Developer program[me] and free > >> copies of software. > > > > I can download free copies of RHEL 7.x, 8.x, and 9.x :) Just that I > > dunno which RHEL version is better. Is RHEL 9.0 the best out of 7.x, > > 8.x and 9.x? > > RedHat is a stable OpSys. Accordingly, it doesn't much matter which > version. The general assumption is that the more recent distribution has > more advanced facilities, eg improved security features in RHEL9. > > As another post says, Fedora is closer to the bleeding-edge of Linux > development.
RHEL 9.0 is also quite close to the bleeding edge of Linux development. It has Linux kernel version 5.14.0. > > Be aware that there are many methods of adding Python. For example, if > your training is based on the Anaconda [Python] distribution, then it is > irrelevant which version of Python comes with the Linux distro. As > mentioned before, if you advance to developing in [Python] virtual > environments, then each of these could run a different version of > Python. Similarly, using a VM... > > The question is relatively minor. More important to 'get going'! I am going to get going on learning Python with RHEL 9.0. > (also mentioned previously: relatively easy to change (Python or distro) > 'later'!) > -- > Regards, > =dn Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
