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Kirill Smelkov
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bpo-34203: FAQ now recommends python 3.x over 2.x (GH-9796)
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The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of
The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of
existing releases gradually improves. Bugfix releases, indicated by a third
existing releases gradually improves. Bugfix releases, indicated by a third
component of the version number (e.g.
2.5.3, 2
.6.2), are managed for stability;
component of the version number (e.g.
3.5.3, 3
.6.2), are managed for stability;
only fixes for known problems are included in a bugfix release, and it's
only fixes for known problems are included in a bugfix release, and it's
guaranteed that interfaces will remain the same throughout a series of bugfix
guaranteed that interfaces will remain the same throughout a series of bugfix
releases.
releases.
The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. There are two recommended production-ready
<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. There are two production-ready version
versions at this point in time, because at the moment there are two branches of
of Python: 2.x and 3.x, but the recommended one at this times is Python 3.x.
stable releases: 2.x and 3.x. Python 3.x may be less useful than 2.x, since
Although Python 2.x is still widely used, `it will not be
currently there is more third party software available for Python 2 than for
maintained after January 1, 2020 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_.
Python 3. Python 2 code will generally not run unchanged in Python 3.
Python 2.x was known for having more third-party libraries available, however,
by the time of this writing, most of the widely used libraries support Python 3.x,
and some are even dropping the Python 2.x support.
How many people are using Python?
How many people are using Python?
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