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kadarakos / python-course

Tutorial and introduction into programming with Python for the humanities
https://github.com/mikekestemont/python-course
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Python 3 to Python 2 #1

Closed kadarakos closed 9 years ago

kadarakos commented 9 years ago

Should we change the syntax in the notebooks from Python 3 to Python 2 where necessary or should we teach Python 3?

ghost-hacked commented 9 years ago

What would be the reason for reverting back to Python 2 in certain sections?

kadarakos commented 9 years ago

I think all people in the department use Python 2 and it would make working with the students in the thesis etc. more effortless. Is it a bad plan?

ghost-hacked commented 9 years ago

If using Python 2 would be generally more beneficial to you and the people you're working with, then I don't think it would necessarily be a bad plan. However, more and more people are using Python 3, and it might not be a bad idea to have people switch over now and not later. If you look around, tutorials, projects on GitHub, books, etc. are all starting to use Python 3, so I would personally say to just go ahead and use Python 3, but it all really depends on what you're needing.

kadarakos commented 9 years ago

On my part I'm convinced.k