<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8692">Background: There are major difference between Python 2.7 and Python 3. So they are really two different programs. A script written for 2.7 might have a lot of problems on Python 3 and vice versa. However, many organizations have so much written in 2.7 that they are reluctant to change.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8817"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8693">Now which version of Python 3 do you need for your class? According to packages.debian.org:<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8856"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8858" dir="ltr">
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<div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8789"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9398"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9397">So decide on the appropriate flavor of Python 3. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9524">Use your favorite package manager (apt-get or synaptic or ??) to install it. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9529" dir="ltr">Now you should be able to invoke Python3.5 as you would python2.7. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9636"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9356"><br></div><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8699" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8698"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8697"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8872"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9639" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9638" size="1"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9701"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_9700">From:</span></b> Elise Scher <elise.scher01@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Conspire List <conspire@linuxmafia.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 6, 2018 8:04 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [conspire] Running Python 3<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8696"><br><div id="yiv2894781103"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8695">Hi people,<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8873"> I need your help please.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530939261014_8694"> I need to run Python 3 on my tiny HP laptop, running Xbuntu. This is for my Object-Oriented Python class at Foothill College. So far, I am able to run Python 2.7 on it two ways: in Ajunta and at the command line when I bring up a terminal.</div><div> So how do I get Python 3 on to my laptop and how do I run small programs using it?</div><div> My second assignment is due tomorrow/Saturday night.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Elise Scher</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>conspire mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>