[GRASS-dev] Python 3 or Python 2.6?

[Hamish]

Michael wrote:
> I have not tried Python 3, but the docs say that it is not
> backward compatible with Python 2.x. So I'd stick with 2.6.
> 
> Has anyone out there tried Python 3?


there are some ways to try python 3 without actually "leaving home".

stuff to try:

* http://docs.python.org/library/2to3.html
* import __future__ 
   http://docs.python.org/library/future_builtins.html
   http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-future.html
* python2.6 -3


Hamish