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Python 3 Upgrade- Why to do it now in 6 reasons

Ok, It’s About Time to Make the Switch to Python 3 Python 3 was released on December 3, 2008 and seven years later it is still contested in real world applications by its predecessor Python 2. This is odd in the rapidly shifting world of technology. Did we continue to rely on snail mail seven years … Continue reading Python 3 Upgrade- Why to do it now in 6 reasons →

5 Reasons Not to Upgrade to Python 3

  Reason 1 : Major Unicode Changes In Python 3, strings are unicode by default. No big deal, right? Depending on what you’re working on, it might be bigger than you might think. One of the biggest gripes from within the Python community about this change has come from the Flask project. Flask specifically chose … Continue reading 5 Reasons Not to Upgrade to Python 3 →

Setting Up Python on Mac

How to Set up Python on a Mac Beginning a new programming language can be a challenge. This tutorial will go through how to set up python on a Mac ( Windows users can go here). There are many schools of thought on the ‘best’ development environments, IDE’s, etc to work with. The goal of … Continue reading Setting Up Python on Mac →