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A comment on Ask HN: start with python 2.6 or 3?.

Re:Ask HN: start with python 2.6 or 3? by TweedHeads on Saturday July 04, 2009 @10:08AM (#687173)
Go with 3.

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Re:Ask HN: start with python 2.6 or 3? by jey on Saturday July 04, 2009 @12:32PM (#687259)
No, if you're a newbie, make things easy on yourself and use 2.6. Once you've got some experience under your belt you'll be able to easily pick up 3.0.
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Re:Ask HN: start with python 2.6 or 3? by jwecker on Saturday July 04, 2009 @11:21AM (#687214)
Just understand you'll be missing some very common python libraries. You could then get involved in porting them over though and get some serious geek cred. Or you may not need them anyway...

EDIT: specifically some of the libs you mentioned. If you have time, I agree go w/ 3.0- you'll know the libs that much better as well if you help port them.

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