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RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - Klar - Dec-12-2017
Oh, thanks! I'll install 3.4.3 right now!
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - wavic - Dec-12-2017
To be honest, most of the people here are on Windows. I don't use it because my religion doesn't allow it.
Welcome to the party!
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - Larz60+ - Dec-12-2017
Quote:Oh, thanks! I'll install 3.4.3 right now!If you're going to test the water, why not make the jump, all the way to 3.6.3?
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - Klar - Dec-12-2017
Cause I'm not on Windows 10 yet. I will be soon, around January, but not yet. I even have a 3.6.3 installer on the computer.
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - sparkz_alot - Dec-12-2017
Be sure and check our tutorial on Python 3.6 installation on Windows here:
https://python-forum.io/Thread-Basic-Part-1-Python-3-6-and-pip-installation-under-Windows
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - Larz60+ - Dec-12-2017
Quote:Cause I'm not on Windows 10 yet. I will be soon, around January, but not yet. I even have a 3.6.3 installer on the computer.I run windows 7. Refuse to go to 10. Python 3.6 works just fine on windows 7
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - codesailor - Dec-13-2017
Ahoy,
I am new here. Hoping to learn more to fill some gaps to become better at using Python.
Cheers
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - sparkz_alot - Dec-13-2017
Welcome aboard, m8
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - ezdev - Dec-17-2017
i would put this in another topic, except that subject-wise, its an introduction, so here goes:
* i spent 25 years coding in basic
* fell in love with python in 2009
* spent a few years watching how people managed with python 2 code
(i deal with files that could be bytestrings or utf-8)
* went *back* to python 2 after updating/porting my largest program ever
* have a small 90-something-command programming language implemented in both versions of python (called fig) but i doubt youd love it
* used python+fig to write a 1000-line remaster script to create "fig os"
and im currently working on a command shell for gnu/linux and windows (in python 2, alas) with the following features:
while ; find | fsortplus | fields 3 _ | cat -n | replace : ";" | var this_is_a_variable
* while creates a python while 1 loop in python, it doesnt require bash
* find either uses the native find command in gnu/linux, or dir /b /a /s in windows
* fsortplus returns the filesize, sha256sum, date, time and path of files
* fields 3 _ is like awk '{print $3 " " $_}' except it doesnt require awk
* cat -n doesnt use cat or type, but python
* replace : ";" replaces all instances of : with ; (; has to be quoted)
and best of all, piping those commands to | var this_is_a_variable creates a local python variable called this_is_a_variable and everything from the shell pipeline goes to that.
talking about python 2 is probably considered trolling here-- and i dont want anyone to think im trying to do that, but most of the stuff i do is in python 2-- including most (not all) versions of fig.
if theres a giant 2to3 thread on this forum somewhere, i WILL study it, but ive been through a lot of tutorials (standard / python docs / highly recommended ones on other sites) and when the python foundation drops support of 2.x, im probably just switching to pypy.
you never know, i may pick up some extra (improved) skills on this forum. i do really love python-- and the command line. ive been toying around with code since the mid 80s; but im not formal/pythonic enough to call myself a "python coder" really; just a coder that uses python. all the best.
RE: New Users Introduce Yourself - Larz60+ - Dec-17-2017
If you've been at python since 2009, i expect that you are aware that 2.7 will no longer be supported after 2020.
But just an FYI, if not.
A lot of really neat stuff has been added to 3.6