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I'm thinking of learning python so that I can use it to mod elemental when more support for that is released, but I see that there are two major versions out there right now, 2.7 and 3.1.2. Does it matter which version I use?
There are some slight differences between python 2 & 3. Most of Python 3's new features and syntax were backported to 2.6 which is what I would guess Elemental is using at a minimum, given it's python bindings seem to have been added late in development. Actually, is it even in there yet at all?
So, in short, learning the Python 3 way is probably safe. Even if Elemental for some reason is using 2.3 or something, it should be a very easy adjustment.
Thanks a bunch. I guess I'll download 3 and play around with it then for a while.
There's no point in learning Python 2 today if you don't intend to use major python apps that are still 2.xx only (Django, Twisted...). Python core developers are pushing hard for Python 3 (aka Python 3000) anyway, and the 2.x branch will not have any new feature, but only bugfixes.
These are the books I recommend for python newcomers:
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