<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10px"><div>Is there a reason that Biopython should recommend using Python 3 (e.g. are there any modules that work with Python 3 but not with Python 2)?</div><div dir="ltr">If not, I don't think we should make this recommendation.</div><div dir="ltr">-Michiel<br></div><div><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:43 PM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock@googlemail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Hello all,<br><br>Currently our README file says:<br><br>We currently recommend using Python 2.7 from <a href="http://www.python.org/" target="_blank">http://www.python.org </a>which<br>is the final version of Python 2. Early adopters are encouraged to try<br>Biopython under Python 3.3, 3.4, or 3.5 but not all the optional dependencies<br>are available yet.<br><br>Would anyone object to a more forward looking phrasing, e.g.<br><br>We currently recommend using Python 3.5 from <a href="http://www.python.org/" target="_blank">http://www.python.org </a>and avoiding<br>legacy Python 2.6 or 2.7 unless your choice is restricted due to having to work<br>with old code.<br><br>Peter<br>_______________________________________________<br>Biopython-dev mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Biopython-dev@mailman.open-bio.org" href="mailto:Biopython-dev@mailman.open-bio.org">Biopython-dev@mailman.open-bio.org</a><br><a href="http://mailman.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biopython-dev" target="_blank">http://mailman.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biopython-dev</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>