For "wxP in Action": stay with 2.6.3.3 or update?

I'm just beginning to learn wxPython, and to read WxPython in Action. I have wxPython 2.6.3.3. Should I update to 2.7.1.3, or stay with a version closer to the one the book was written for? Or does it matter?

Thanks,

Dick Moores

Dick Moores wrote:

I'm just beginning to learn wxPython, and to read WxPython in Action. I have wxPython 2.6.3.3. Should I update to 2.7.1.3, or stay with a version closer to the one the book was written for? Or does it matter?

The book aside, I'd stay with 2.6.3.3 for now -- officially, 2.7.* is a "development version", and thus perhaps less stable, at least in terms of API.

That being said, the more testing it receives, the better, so if you're adventurous...

-Chris

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Dick Moores wrote:

I'm just beginning to learn wxPython, and to read WxPython in Action. I have wxPython 2.6.3.3. Should I update to 2.7.1.3, or stay with a version closer to the one the book was written for? Or does it matter?

Nah, it doesn't matter. The book covers all the basics, which will always be correct (barring a huge API overhaul or something). 2.7 adds some new stuff, but doesn't change the existing widgets, as far as I know.

Dick Moores wrote:

I'm just beginning to learn wxPython, and to read WxPython in Action. I have wxPython 2.6.3.3. Should I update to 2.7.1.3, or stay with a version closer to the one the book was written for? Or does it matter?

As far as I know everything in the book is still applicable in 2.7.1.3. Some things have evolved somewhat, and new things added, but all of the basics are still the same.

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