On Thu, 5 Nov 2009, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 11/05/2009 11:21 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > what is the situation with python 2.6 vs 3.1 in f12? IIRC, f12 > > will still use python 2.6 internally, but if someone wanted to > > start programming in python, is it reasonable to simultaneously > > install python 3.1 and let them use that for their programming, > > while leaving the OS to continue using 2.6? i can't see that > > causing any problems as long as the programmers explicitly refer > > to the python 3.1 program for their coding, but i just want to be > > sure. > > > > besides, if someone was looking to learn to program in python, it > > would seem to make sense to just start with 3.1, no? > > There is a lot of work being done for Fedora 13 > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Python3F13 but just *unofficially*, is there any issue with installing Python 3 in F12 (or even F11, as i'm trying to do now)? as it is, i've downloaded the Python-3.1.1 tarball, unloaded it and -- following along in the README -- just did: $ ./configure $ make $ make test after which the README claims that running "make install" will install this as "python3", which would *seem* to allow it to co-exist peacefully on this system, and programmers could explicitly invoke "python3" if they wished. is there any flaw in my reasoning? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ======================================================================== -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
