Choosing (or not) between Python 2 and Python 3
In this first recipe, we will briefly cover a transverse and kind of a prosaic subject: Python 2 or Python 3?
Python 3 has been available since 2008, but many Python users are still stuck with Python 2. By improving many aspects of Python 2, Python 3 has broken compatibility with the previous branch. Migrating to Python 3 may therefore require a significant investment.
Even if there aren't that many compatibility-breaking changes, a program that works perfectly fine in Python 2 may not work at all in Python 3. For example, your very first Hello World Python 2 program doesn't work anymore in Python 3; print "Hello World!" raises a SyntaxError in Python 3. Indeed, print is now a function rather than ...
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