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>Or it would be, but it would be hopelessly out of date I think you need to define "out of date". Out of date for me means not receiving security updates and

>Or it would be, but it would be hopelessly out of date I think you need to define "out of date". Out of date for me means not receiving security updates and stale. I think you mean not the latest version and stable for me is better in a production environment. Google example, look at Debian stable.

Wowfunhappy 5y ago
> I think you need to define "out of date". Well, look at this way—the latest consumer version of macOS still comes with Python 2.
- rovr138 5y ago
  So... $ /usr/bin/python WARNING: Python 2.7 is not recommended. This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7. Instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within Terminal. Python 2.7.16 (default, Dec 21 2020, 23:00:36) [GCC Apple LLVM 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.30.4) [+internal-os, ptrauth-isa=sign+stri on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> exit() but wait, also, $ /usr/bin/python3 Python 3.8.2 (default, Apr 8 2021, 23:19:18) [Clang 12.0.5 (clang-1205.0.22.9)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> exit() I think we should take the lines, > This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. > Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7. > Instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within Terminal. For exactly what it says. It's included for compatibility with legacy software and should be transitioned from it to another version... the other version that's bundled with it.
  - Wowfunhappy 5y ago
    Nowadays, it's included for compatibility with legacy software. Initially, it was included for current software. How do you stop the latter from becoming the former? When do you make the switch? And remember, `/usr/bin/python3` wouldn't exist on your system (as more than a stub) if you hadn't installed the developer tools.

Wowfunhappy 5y ago

> I think you need to define "out of date". Well, look at this way—the latest consumer version of macOS still comes with Python 2.

rovr138 5y ago
So... $ /usr/bin/python WARNING: Python 2.7 is not recommended. This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7. Instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within Terminal. Python 2.7.16 (default, Dec 21 2020, 23:00:36) [GCC Apple LLVM 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.30.4) [+internal-os, ptrauth-isa=sign+stri on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> exit() but wait, also, $ /usr/bin/python3 Python 3.8.2 (default, Apr 8 2021, 23:19:18) [Clang 12.0.5 (clang-1205.0.22.9)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> exit() I think we should take the lines, > This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. > Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7. > Instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within Terminal. For exactly what it says. It's included for compatibility with legacy software and should be transitioned from it to another version... the other version that's bundled with it.
- Wowfunhappy 5y ago
  Nowadays, it's included for compatibility with legacy software. Initially, it was included for current software. How do you stop the latter from becoming the former? When do you make the switch? And remember, `/usr/bin/python3` wouldn't exist on your system (as more than a stub) if you hadn't installed the developer tools.