... which is what Charles already pointed out (sorry about that)!

cheers,

AC

On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 8:14 AM, Adam Constabaris <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Although we've answered Eric's original question to over the hills and far
> away and all the way back, I feel compelled to point out that python 2.7's
> end-of-life support is on the horizon:
>
> https://pythonclock.org/
>
> While existing python 2.x installations won't turn into pumpkins in 2020,
> you won't be getting the benefit of updates.
>
> cheers,
>
> AC
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Bryan Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>>
>> Unless you are specifically working on a legacy project written in Python
>> 2 that is to large to update, I would strongly recommend working with 3 as
>> its the future. Staying with 2 means you won't have access to cool new
>> features in 3.
>>
>>
>> I ran into issues when I started working in Python 3 as it would
>> sometimes conflict with whatever the default system version of Python was,
>> whether that be 2 or even an older version of 3 than what I prefer. My
>> solution has been to work with a tool called "Anaconda", which is a
>> self-contained Python distribution that you can download into your user
>> account instead of the system itself, which avoids conflicts with the
>> system Python. Anaconda also has an extended package index, so you can
>> quickly install data sciencey modules much easier than with default Python.
>> I highly recommend checking it out.
>>
>>
>> https://www.anaconda.com/download/
>>
>>
>> Bryan J. Brown
>>
>> Repository Developer
>>
>> Technology & Digital Scholarship Division
>>
>> Florida State University Libraries
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Eric
>> Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 3:14:23 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] python 2 versus python 3
>>
>> I need some advice regarding writing in Python 2 versus Python 3.
>>
>> I have been trying to write more of my software in Python because
>> everybody around me is speaking French (Ruby), Italian (R), or Spanish
>> (Javascript) when I’m speaking in Latin (Perl). My latest example is a set
>> of command-line tools (Bash as well as Python) designed to do scalable
>> reading against HathiTrust content. [1] I originally wrote the tools in
>> Python 2. Since then I learned more about the HathiTrust Research Center
>> “capsules” (on-demand virtual machines), and there Python 3 is the default
>> environment. So, I tweaked my code and it works out-of-the-box and as
>> expected.
>>
>> On the other hand, my kewl tools no longer work in my local environment
>> because I use Python 2, and I don’t feel like installing YAVoP (Yet Another
>> Version of Python) on my server(s).
>>
>> What’d do you suggest? Do you suggest writing in: 1) Python 2 or 2)
>> Python 3 or 3) a combination of both?
>>
>> [1] HathiTrust Research Center Workset Browser -
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.
>> com_ndlib_text-2Danalysis-2Dhtrc&d=DwIFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtk
>> yGRFnQ&r=FkFKSediiYRWi53Dc5NSDQ&m=zN3GlgstLlVZyTx8TpTmciwPYI
>> 1PKKXPdAnYA5KVZlY&s=oGhXqGrquStoMR-DYzbkkVBGqGe-em7LB3PAtVn9OEE&e=
>> [2] HathiTrust Research Center “capsules” -
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__analyti
>> cs.hathitrust.org_staticcapsules&d=DwIFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtk
>> yGRFnQ&r=FkFKSediiYRWi53Dc5NSDQ&m=zN3GlgstLlVZyTx8TpTmciwPYI
>> 1PKKXPdAnYA5KVZlY&s=z3Y98jYwrJBscwfAvzxsz7-i4iiwalm2l2uq5EW2UNA&e=
>>
>> —
>> Eric Morgan
>>
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