Python3 or Python2?

daftspaniel on 2013/08/28 21:02

Python3 or Python2?

What are people planning to use this time around?

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En on 2013/08/28 23:32:

I know, I know, tell me all you want about how Python 3 is so fast and so improved, but I learned in, and am more comfortable in, Python 2. So this week at least I'll be using 2. Sometime in the future, I'll make the switch to 3, but not right now.

Anyone else?

blakeohare on 2013/08/28 23:33:

I write my pyweek games in such a way that it works on both.

While debugging, I use 2 with print statements.
Then I can run it in python 3 and watch it complain about any print statements I accidentally left in.
While perf testing, I use Python 2 because it's noticeably slower (and if I'm being super serious about it, I'll unplug my laptop charger as well).
And of course if I just want to play and enjoy the game I use 3 since it runs faster.

reidrac on 2013/08/29 05:42:

I'm using pyglet with Python 2 and I've found that it is fast enough, probably because using OpenGL all the heavy lifting happens in the GPU.

I'd love to use Python 3 but I'll have to start again investigating how to build a Windows bundle, etc :) as Ed said, I'll make the switch... but not this PyWeek.

capturts on 2013/08/29 09:20:

I'm going for 2, mostly because I haven't bothered to install pygame for 3...

PyTM30 on 2013/08/29 16:55:

I'll probably develop with 2 but try to write 3 compatible code e.g. print("some stuff") etc.

daftspaniel on 2013/08/29 18:24:

I think I will try 3 - aiming for compatibility with 2 tho :-)

Mat on 2013/08/29 20:40:

3 doesn't get enough love so my game is going to be broken in 2 :D