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Why Python 2 over Python 3?

• jpdlla 12y ago
  I felt like if I installed Python 3 I'd still need Python 2 around. Didn't have a solid setup for supporting both and still being able to use virtualenvwrapper et al. I think I can just wrap some aliases like mkvirtualenv2.7 and mkvirtualenv3.3. Any better ideas are welcome.
  • Alex3917 12y ago
    How about pyenv (not to be confused with pyvenv), and pyenv-virtualenv? They are designed for solving this problem.
• travjones 12y ago
  The decision seems reasonable to me. One could use virtualenv (included in the VM) to spin up a virtual python 3 environment when necessary.
  • hobarrera 12y ago
    virtualenv (for python3) requires python3 already installed, so virtualenv solves nothing in this scenario.