version

[Ralf Schoenian]

Hi Mike,

you can check for the major version with

import sys
sys.version_info.major


On 01.06.2018 04:44, Mike McClain wrote:
>      OK so I installed python 3.2, which is the latest available as a
> package in Debian Wheezy, because I've seen so many folks say it's a
> waste of time to play with Py2.7.
>      Immediately my python playground 'my.python.py' failed as soon as
> I changes the '#!' line to python3.2.
>      Most of the errors were because I had used 'print' without parens
> which 2.7 liked but 3.2 doesn't.
> Is there a way in a script to know which version of python is being
> run so I can write:
>      If (version == 2.7):
>          do it this way
>      elsif (version == 3.2):
>          do it another way
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> --
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