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Poll: Which version of Python are you using? [FIXED]

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Please only select one, the current version you're running, even if you have used both previously.

I'm curious as to which version most of the HN Python devs are currently using.

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djmattyg007
I started learning Python in January after requesting the book "Dive Into Python 3" for Christmas. The lack of support for Python 3 on the web is highly frustrating, despite it being out for quite some time. Learning about the chicken and the egg scenario regarding why people have stuck with Python 2 has honestly left me a bit disillusioned after always hearing about what a great language it is.
Rantenki
That's just silly. 2.x, especially 2.6 and newer are still a fantastic choice. 3.x cleans up some ugliness, but isn't so superior that being stuck with 2.x would make ditching the language a viable choice.

You need to strike a balance between the bleeding edge and the pragmatic choice, and Python 2.x provides a _very_ good balance right now, which is why most of the interesting stuff is happening in that environment still.

djmattyg007
I'm not thinking of ditching the language by any means. Even from the small amount I've learnt so far I think Python is amazing. It's just a bit frustrating at times when you're confused and unable to find much information about the problem you're having.

And really, I don't understand the point in learning an old version of a programming language. It just means I'm gonna have to wait it out like I have with so many other things.

Ingaz
Python 2.4 and above is not old version.

Python 3.x is just no SO great. Libraries, frameworks, wsgi matters.

bwsd
Currently using 2.6.5 for geoprocessing tasks in ArcGIS.
beej71
3.x whenever possible, 2.x when libs require it.
jjm
2.7.x and waiting for a few libs to be 3.x ready.
Rantenki
Also note: 2.4 most of the time, despite the horrible waitForDeferred in Twisted (a side effect of a limited yield in 2.4), because RHEL 5.x variants still own the enterprise :(
ryamt
Same same, everything I have been deploying to in the last month has 2.4 on it. I was told to "not try and shave that yak" when I enquired about going to 2.7.1
avree
2.5 because of AppEngine. 2.7 when I get the choice.
qwertymaniac
3.x, cause PyQt's come on it at last. Interpreter-wise, am used to the "print()" call already.

2.x is also available for emergency contributory/usage reasons though. (Although I end up printing tuples instead...)

kbob
I can't pick just one. (So I didn't vote.) I use both. I use Python mostly for scripts and small projects of a few hours' duration. Some projects are in 2, others are in 3. My most recent project switched from 3 to 2 halfway through. (I just had to change one call to print().)
wladimir
2.x, for now. I'd like to switch to 3.x, but haven't found the time for it yet to figure out 2to3 and friends. Also, 2.x still has many more users, so any feasible open source product will have to still support 2.x anyway.
ofan
Using archlinux,both 2.7 and 3.1 are installed.