[RELEASE] Python 2.7 release candidate 1 released

2010-06-06 Thread Benjamin Peterson
On behalf of the Python development team, I'm effusive to announce the first release candidate of Python 2.7. Python 2.7 is scheduled (by Guido and Python-dev) to be the last major version in the 2.x series. However, 2.7 will have an extended period of bugfix maintenance. 2.7 includes many

Re: [RELEASE] Python 2.7 release candidate 1 released

2010-06-06 Thread Franck Ditter
Just an advice as I see that old Python is maintained. When starting with Python (simple programs and GUIs) should I start with Python 3.x ? If it has a decent implementation on Mac/Linux/Windows of course... Thanks, franck -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [RELEASE] Python 2.7 release candidate 1 released

2010-06-06 Thread Aahz
In article wissme-3dc8e8.16054506062...@news.free.fr, Franck Ditter wis...@hotmail.com wrote: When starting with Python (simple programs and GUIs) should I start with Python 3.x ? That depends on the extent to which you rely strictly on the standard Python library. If there's any likelihood

Re: [RELEASE] Python 2.7 release candidate 1 released

2010-06-06 Thread Lie Ryan
On 06/07/10 00:05, Franck Ditter wrote: Just an advice as I see that old Python is maintained. When starting with Python (simple programs and GUIs) should I start with Python 3.x ? If it has a decent implementation on Mac/Linux/Windows of course... I say, if you're learning the language

[RELEASE] Python 2.7 release candidate 1 released

2010-06-05 Thread Benjamin Peterson
On behalf of the Python development team, I'm effusive to announce the first release candidate of Python 2.7. Python 2.7 is scheduled (by Guido and Python-dev) to be the last major version in the 2.x series. However, 2.7 will have an extended period of bugfix maintenance. 2.7 includes many