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04-16-2017 , 07:43 AM
Is it worth learning Python 2?

Im a first semester CS student looking to get some more programming experience over the summer. I saw somewhere that Python 2.7 will be retired in about ~2 years. Is this the case?

Any reason why I should learn Python 2 as opposed to 3?
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04-16-2017 , 08:48 AM
Python 3 isn't so much of a totally different library as it is minor modifications to python 2. I regularly write code that works in both for example.

Also, predictions if python 2s demise have been around for a while. There are real barriers to adopting python 3, due to a few backwards incompatibilities.

If I were you, I would focus on 3, not worry about it too much though. They're not different languages

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04-20-2017 , 06:37 PM
https://www.google.com/?q=python2+end+of+life

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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
Also, predictions if python 2s demise have been around for a while. There are real barriers to adopting python 3, due to a few backwards incompatibilities.
While just a few years ago there were many reasons not to use Python3, these days I think most maintained libraries have been updated, and in many places, it's cleaner to "do the right thing" in Python3.

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If I were you, I would focus on 3, not worry about it too much though. They're not different languages
Agreed.
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