Python 3.2.3

[webmaster]

Greetings,

First time Linux user. Installed Maya. Using the OS as a desktop user account type. I have set my system to only install level 1 & level 2 software updates.

I have currently enrolled to learn Python programming language. We are advised to use the current production version Python 3.2.3. I opened the Terminal and under /usr/bin, Python 2.7.3 is listed as the default. I did a search in Software Manager using Python 3.2.3 and there were 0 results returned. Instead, I did a search using Python 3.2 and I get few results. I see idle-python 3.2 (idle for python (v3.2) using tkinter) and also python3.2 (interactive high-level object-oriented language version 3.2).

My question is, if I install Python3.2 does it also install idle-python 3.2 or do I need to select both the packages to be installed? Also, is version 3.2 same as version 3.2.3?

Thank you

[nunol]

Mint 13 has Python 2 by default but Python 3 is installable. To install Python 3 run:

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sudo apt-get install python3

To run Python 3 run

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python3

Current Python 3 version in Mint 13 is 3.2.3.

[dritzominous]

And don't forget, in your shebang you'll have to use:

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#/usr/bin/env python3

instead of

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#/usr/bin/env python

[leopoldbirkholm]

Mint 13 has Python 2 by default but Python 3 is installable. To install Python 3 run:

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sudo apt-get install python3

To run Python 3 run

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python3

Current Python 3 version in Mint 13 is 3.2.3.

Thank you. That solved it for me.

Yeah, the output

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leopold@leopold-Latitude-E4300 ~ $ python3
Python 3.2.3 (default, Oct 19 2012, 19:53:57) 
[GCC 4.7.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

[trope]

I installed Python3 with the above directions. How can I open the IDLE window with Python 3? It still opens with Python 2.7.3. I am using Mint 14.

[nunol]

You have to install idle3 and run idle3.

[binarypulsar]

There is no idle3 package or software to install. I checked the software and package managers. I am running Linux mint 14 and Python3 (3.2.3) is installed but not idle. Can I get if from anywhere else?

[dritzominous]

Try:

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sudo apt-get install idle-python3.1