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> Let's hope python can be saved. Can you explain why Python would need to be saved? I mean every week on r/MachineLearning there is at least one new Python de
by mastazi 10y ago
> Let's hope python can be saved.
Can you explain why Python would need to be saved? I mean every week on r/MachineLearning there is at least one new Python deep learning framework being launched[1], I wonder if you can mention any other language which is that healthy.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AProject https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/search?sort=new&res...
- hartator 10y agoAll stable versions of the big ML frameworks are still 2.7.
- mastazi 10y agoEven if your statement was true (it's not)[1][2][3][4], how would that be a sign that Python is dying? [1] http://www.deeplearning.net/software/theano/install.html http://www.deeplearning.net/software/theano/install.html [2] https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r0.11/get_started/os_setup.html https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r0.11/get_started/os_set... [3] https://keras.io/#you-have-just-found-keras https://keras.io/#you-have-just-found-keras [4] https://lasagne.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/installation.html https://lasagne.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/installation.h...
- aminorex 10y agoI think the author's point was not that python3 is dying. His point was that it deserved death, that 2.7 is flourishing, while 3 is failing to thrive, and reasons for this were postulated.
- p10_user 10y agoAre there many ML frameworks that only work in 2.7? Scipy and numpy work in both 2.7 and 3.x, so I'd imagine (without being heavy in the field) that any new development using these scientific computing packages could be Python version agnostic as well. Is this generally not the case?
- AstralStorm 10y agoNot true. Please specify which ML library authors are obtuse. About the only thing that is dead like that seems to be Enthought project for drawing and creating UI for graphs.
- hartator 10y agoSorry, should have said run better. There is support for latest 3.x branch, but everyone uses 2.7 as it's less bugguy.
- rakoo 10y agoEvery week on HN a new JS framework is launched. I'd say it's pretty healthy.
- petre 10y agoToo bad JS lacks a standard library.