Why Python 3?

[Tim Chase]

On 2014-04-20 09:43, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> So really the advice comes down to:
> 
> - if you can, use the latest version of Python, which is 3.4;
> 
> - if you must, use the version of Python provided by your operating
>   system, which could be anything from Python 2.3 to 3.3;
> 
> - if you have no choice except to use a library that only supports 
>   version X, then use version X, no matter what X happens to be.
> 
> 
> None of this should be controversial. It should be common sense.

This. Except for the fact that what should be common sense often ends
up being controversial on c.l.p ;-)

-tkc