Upgrading from 2.7 to 3.x

[Kiuhnm]

On 4/26/2012 13:37, Kiuhnm wrote:
> On 4/26/2012 5:08, deuteros wrote:
>> I'm fairly new to Python I have version 2.7 installed on my computer.
>> However
>> my professor wants us all to use the latest version of Python. How do
>> I go
>> about upgrading? Do I just install the new version? Do I have to do
>> anything
>> with the old version already installed?
>
> Python 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 (the latest versions) can coexist. Just install
> Python 3.2.3 in a different directory (python32, for instance).
>
> Python has been "forked" into 2.x and 3.x because some breaking changes
> ought to be made to the language in order to improve it and clean it up.

Sorry: I meant "needed to be made".

Kiuhnm