[Tutor] Using python 3 on Ubuntu 14.04

[Jim Byrnes]

On 12/24/2015 04:03 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> writes:
>
>> Thanks for all the info guys. I got myself confused because I thought
>> that python 3 was the default for Ubuntu 14.04, but it is just
>> installed by default.
>
> Even if that were true, the ‘python’ command will likely still invoke
> a Python 2 interpreter. Most systems that install a Python 3 interpreter
> will install the command as ‘python3’.

Misunderstanding that was also part of my confusion.

>> I realize now that the modules need to be installed in the proper
>> environment.
>
> That also remains true when Python 3 is the default.

I realize that now.

>> I know Pythoncard is not maintained any more. I have one program I
>> wrote using it that I use often so I wanted to see it worked on 14.04.
>> It will be a good learning experience to rewrite it for python 3 using
>> something else.
>
> Have you considered using Python 3 and the standard Tkinter tookit?
> <URL:https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.html>
> <URL:https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.ttk.html>
> <URL:http://www.tkdocs.com/>
>

Yes, that is something I plan to look at once I get 14.04 all set up the 
way I want and it becomes my default system.

Thanks,  Jim