Using system python vs. updated/current version

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/31/2013 2:35 PM, memilanuk wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> What would be considered the correct/best way to run a current release
> of python locally vs. the installed system version?  On openSUSE 12.3,
> the repos currently have 2.7.3  and 3.3.0

released April 2012. 2.7.5 100+?? bug fixes.
and released Sept 2012, fewer bug fixes.

>  As far as I know, I'm not
> really hitting any limitations with the existing versions

Quite possible. However, anyone using Idle should get the latest 
versions since there have been many Idle fixes since last September.

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Terry Jan Reedy