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Python

chinmayanand mishra
chinmayanand mishra
4,171 Points
Posted by chinmayanand mishra
chinmayanand mishra
4,171 Points

Why are we using python3 instead of using python

Why are we using python3 instead of using python. I understood that we need the latest version of python but why are we not updating the python instead and use only python

1 Answer

Rune Andreas Nielsen
Rune Andreas Nielsen
5,354 Points

Hi Chinmayanand,

I understand your confusion, but Python 1 is not really a thing anymore - There are currently 2 versions available, Python 2 and Python 3.

The reason that Python 3 is a thing is that it got new features that are not backward-compatible with Python 2, therefore the version got bumped up to version 3.

In many cases when people say Python they mean Python 3.

I found this post on TeamTreeHouse about python 2 vs python 3 https://teamtreehouse.com/community/py-3-vs-py-2-usage

Note: The Python 2 project ended support this year (2020-01-01), so it is no longer being supported so my guess is that most projects in the future will be developed in Python 3.

// Rune