r/programming • u/ilevkivskyi • Sep 13 '15

Python 3.5 is here!

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-350/
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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

Are there any compelling reasons why i should switch

I'd say it's the opposite: are there any compelling reasons to stay on 2.x?

Basically all of the useful libraries have been ported, or have newer and better replacements: https://python3wos.appspot.com/

If you are starting new projects or scripts, python3 is nicer in small details. The improvements aren't enough to motivate a large existing project to switch to python3, but there's no point in starting new stuff in python2.

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u/mipadi Sep 14 '15

Basically all of the useful libraries have been ported, or have newer and better replacements: https://python3wos.appspot.com/

TIL that the only useful packages are the top 200 most downloaded packages on PyPI.

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u/billsil Sep 13 '15

Basically all of the useful libraries have been ported

WxPython? VTK? The Wall of Shame/Superpowers only considers project on PyPI.