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Ask HN: Which version of Python do HN'ers prefer at this point?

• runjake 14y ago
  2.x, because I mainly use it for web development (and some math/gfx stuff).
• codegeek 14y ago
  I guess it is 2.7 for me so far. One of the things with 3.x is that some major python frameworks are still not supporting it (Django, Flask etc.)
• zheng 14y ago
  Building a webapp, probably still 2.7 However, I much prefer 3.x. Much cleaner, better stdlib, and unicode everything. If you do use 2.7, please please please use 3.x printing though (from __future__ import print_function)
• arjn 14y ago
  2.7 for me. Mainly web apps and back-end scripting.
• anderspetersson 14y ago
  2.7 The switching point for me will be when django start support 3.x. Looks like Django 1.5 will add experimental support for Python 3.x. Then there will take at least a couple months for most of the vital packages to be compatible.
• wladimir 14y ago
  For a serious long term project I'd certainly use 3.x, to be future proof. It'll probably take some sorting out compatible packages, but it prevents a technical debt. Also the added performance, features and cleanups are worth it. For a quick hack I'd still use 2.7 because everything is compatible so it should be easier to get up and running.
• jlarocco 14y ago
  I use 3.2 for almost everything. I've built a couple small web apps, a few small PyQt apps, and a ton of utilities with it. Only times I've used 2.x recently was when I needed OpenGL, and another time when I needed cgkit. Basically the only time I use 2 is when I need a specific library and there's no alternative that runs on 3.
• thdn 14y ago
  2.6, I use it with cx_oracle, for sysadmin tasks
• bobisme 14y ago
  2.7 - Because of Django (mainly).
• kuasha 14y ago
  I use django- It gives no option for 3.x- Using 2.7 for my current project