Python 3.6 or later version?

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#1

I recently bought the Python 3 book. I’ve worked through the appendix on powershell and I’m starting in earnest on the rest of the exercises.

I’ve noticed that the link provided for installing Python (Python Release Python 3.6.0 | Python.org) is for a version that has an end-of-support date of this month.

I’m trying to follow exactly what is written but is there a reason to not get a later/the latest version of Python? Would anything from the book no longer work or break if I use the latest version?

Just asking this feels a bit like stumbling at the first hurdle but hey ho. I’d rather look stupid by asking than find myself tearing my hair out in a months time because I’m using the wrong version.

Thanks in advance!

#2

You should be able to use any version after 3.6, so get the lest one you can. They used to make breaking changes but I think after 3.6 they stopped doing that.

If you have an M1 mac and you get weird errors like:

zsh python3 terminated

Let me know.

#3

Hi mate,

Thanks very much for the quick answer. Sorry about the e-mail by the way! I misunderstood what it was for.

Cheers