{"id":6083,"date":"2023-11-09T05:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T05:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/?p=6083"},"modified":"2023-12-27T06:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T06:51:26","slug":"difference-between-python-2-and-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A 2023 Python Quick Guide: Difference Between Python 2 And 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>&#8220;Python has the most simple syntax!&#8221;<\/em>&#8211; This is what we generally hear from the number of Python users. <em>ISN&#8217;T IT!! <\/em>Yes, in reality, Python is considered the beginners&#8217; programming language. It means a person without prior knowledge of Python can easily learn this language. But are you the one who is using Python 2? If yes, then let me clear to you that <em>Python 3 offers more significant and simpler syntax than Python 2.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you read it right! <strong><em>Apart from this, 71.9% of projects were accomplished using Python 2 in 2016. But in the year 2017, this statistical figure dropped to 63.7%.<\/em><\/strong> The reason for the same is considering that Python users switched to Python 3 version because it offers more syntax simplicity than Python 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find all this interesting? Get a quick guide about the difference between Python 2 and 3 below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top-statistical-facts-about-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"top-statistical-facts-about-python-2-and-3\"><\/span>Top statistical facts about Python 2 and 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a8ef85a4aa27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ff5104;color:#ff5104\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#difference-between-python-2-and-3-google-trends\" >Difference between Python 2 and 3: Google trends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#what-is-the-major-difference-between-python-2-and-3\" >What is the major difference between Python 2 and 3?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#library-difference-between-python-2-and-3\" >Library: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#unicode-support-in-python-2-and-3\" >Unicode Support in Python 2 and 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#print-statement-syntaxes-difference-between-python-2-and-3\" >Print Statement Syntaxes: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#xrange-difference-between-python-2-and-3\" >XRange: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#quick-guide-difference-between-python-2-and-3-in-tabular-form\" >Quick guide: Difference between Python 2 and 3 in tabular form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#which-python-version-should-you-go-with\" >Which Python version should you go with?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#lets-sum-up-the-discussion\" >Let&#8217;s sum up the discussion!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#frequently-asked-questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#which-is-faster-python-2-or-3\" >Which is faster, Python 2 or 3?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/difference-between-python-2-and-3\/#should-i-use-python2-or-python3\" >Should I use python2 or python3?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A quick look at the <em>PyPI package downloads<\/em> reveals that over 5.5 billion packages for Python 2.7 have been installed in the previous six months.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/0iPeVJ1QipGRLxKRLURx0OJlcaLJAxdkygCYPfrbbv1mg3-oqBhVVH5pv2RN5-OqjkkmlAD_eKaaIQ16HizAKmV8uZH-D5XO_zVHV-ltHjV4J8VEqu0aIqPcUOZGQH_vkcsnPBvw\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you take a quick look at <em>Stack Overflow,<\/em> you can notice that the Python 2.7 category has received over 4000 inquiries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"difference-between-python-2-and-3-google-trends\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"difference-between-python-2-and-3-google-trends\"><\/span>Difference between Python 2 and 3: Google trends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/FQjhC_m2ZsFvqG715J1ZB2Z6_yQi2IMNxj-BdA_8_U4DuXyNIKTuct929Ewy0txqMg_V23D32BGXCJj8GwEgjh3IplD-xtdfr_WDhgWydDn30VUCxXyey6DAZq-NI5oCavMzRhZT\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the graph, you can see that Python 3 is more demanding as compared to Python 2. But still, Python 2 successfully maintains its popularity among its users. At the end of the year 2020, the Python 3 popularity decreased. It signifies that it is always better to learn Python 2. Other reasons to learn this version are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For a DevOps engineering career, you need to work with configuration management technologies like ansible or puppet. You&#8217;ll need to work with both of these versions in this case.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Python 2 is the only option if your development team is working on a project that relies on certain third-party libraries or software that you cannot transfer to Python 3.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If your company&#8217;s software is developed in Python 2, you&#8217;ll need to learn how to use it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-major-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-major-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><\/span>What is the major difference between Python 2 and 3?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The key difference is that some objects will need to import from various places because Python 2 and Python 3 have different names. That is why the six compatibility package is an important tool for combining Python 2 and Python 3 code into a single project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"library-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"library-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><\/span><strong><em>Library: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Python 2 and Python 3 are considerably different in terms of libraries. Many Python 2 libraries are no longer compatible with Python 3. The Python 3 library developers have high standards and have improved the Machine Learning and Deep Learning libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"unicode-support-in-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"unicode-support-in-python-2-and-3\"><\/span><strong><em>Unicode Support in Python 2 and 3<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The open() method in Python 2 returns an ASCII text string when you open a text file. The same open() method in Python 3 produces a Unicode string. Unicode strings have a wider range of applications than ASCII strings. If you wish to save ASCII strings as Unicode in Python 2, you must append a &#8220;u&#8221; to the end of the string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Python 2 example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/WDyd6X53J5kHATiOlBJU4r-WF5uP12CGZjq_4s9XPF80IO0kkfZqA4UPPyTGUvpzhK0tAncLolp0hSTC9tHyKTD2SmcdJcwIJCKQbW79RwGULIIQJPlR_h0HhmacStXrWr5r371Z\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Python 3 example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/nk4P8q5xQaVn0w3vxM58gsackISnFrnucekEVtBCAcv-pcxsCMSoRGfVz5_7zih8Rx42beB4dV-eUZ9eRXcIX-0MW0GJxdyXIgdmfMW8Ihl4eCJLjzMxB9dPnUAdWP21UmCxbGjE\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of objects that may use to represent a string in Python 2. These are &#8216;str&#8217; and &#8216;Unicode,&#8217; respectively. &#8216;str&#8217; examples are byte representations, whereas Unicode examples are 16 or 32-bit integers. The encode() function may convert Unicode texts to byte strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two different types of objects that can use to represent a string in Python 3. &#8216;str&#8217; and &#8216;bytes&#8217; are their terms. In Python 2, the &#8216;str&#8217; type conforms to the &#8216;Unicode&#8217; type. Because it is default now, you may define a variable as &#8216;str&#8217; and store a string in it without prepending it with a &#8216;u&#8217;. In Python 2, &#8216;bytes&#8217; fits the &#8216;str&#8217; type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td>Check Details On <a href=\"https:\/\/statanalytica.com\/blog\/python-array\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Python Array<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"print-statement-syntaxes-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"print-statement-syntaxes-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><\/span><strong><em>Print Statement Syntaxes: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The print statement in Python 2 accepts multiple parameters. The arguments are printed with a gap between them. Print is a function in Python 3 that accepts a number of parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Python 2 example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are using the print statement with three parameters in this example. It is worth noting that Python 2 separates the three parameters by space. Apart from this, we use the print statement, enclosing the three parameters in round brackets. The result is a three-element tuple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/0tAq8VxmpSMelw8xJl5ZWODROVOrq0f690lmVKkCHh7VsQ4pzk8a3kJUHB-VUXNRLRSB3qJWrd3yaZW1wbV5Eu_B1DhJUCSUYq9LctQJIpzdPmE3bhe3o6v_gkumwOgENW9HqhyR\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Python 3 example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use the print function with three parameters in this example, and we receive the same result as we did in Example 3 using Python 2. We must enclose the tuple in another pair of rounded brackets when we want to display it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/RkSZEwid_cL9lDtQyTbuEqCYGJcZ9GGmx_HTgpkhHcCb7kQaujT5DThxFjWuIwbliqZzKcTbVWTOHuP-oIOzcTJs8Tk6ZlQiONu8PsfNMkcXw5RoqWi9bgnoz4LBVjXLYeB5qOn6\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We may use the <em>future directive<\/em> to tell the compiler to use a feature available in a future release to get the same result in Python 2 as in 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/De5LDGf3hcCzp1ZrpoYZcY1dtJRlfoEe9AhHFn89QhmcT2V273w-_DnRlL7CI41uziyB9hvWKtpGUL2PKWCRd9kc-oLsun7Cm2085RPCuDRYXwcbP_lHLXiBfEUWycj10Csjxul1\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"xrange-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"xrange-difference-between-python-2-and-3\"><\/span><strong><em>XRange: Difference between Python 2 and 3<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The range() and xrange() functions both include in Python 2. The range() and xrange() functions can return a list of integers and an object, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in Python 3 only the range() method is available, and there is no xrange() function. Because the range() method functions similarly to the xrange() function in Python 2, there is no xrange() function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example of Python 2&#8217;s Range() and XRange() functions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we gave &#8216;5&#8217; as a parameter, the range() method has a list with 5 members (as shown in the console image below). Instead of a string, we get an object when we call xrange().<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Ml5pi3Len645rUHLQQHO9L31hWnZ4UL8e01IbkYcRy35ZMgMD04vWFMbjbhcqoI_znPgMcBMM4GJuFlY1tjYNFHejo1X1JoGUXuurGJuD1k33e2z1e-kusEI-mDZic-YVI9O0RAn\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Range() is a Python 3 function.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the console image below, passing &#8216;5&#8217; as a parameter to the range() method returns an object. However, when we try to employ the xrange() method, we will find that it is undefined in Python 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/tXdeNiCBOufYb8FCHStkWdZJsc7A7hS8_URMJCYEmHd9UmcXSdHLW1ImQtdvYCU-PXQtVuulp-1z-gmmFZSFytKwBckwdpKpRmZlq8N5YhownDMdt5TCtrEYyOw80cbupc-G0zl5\" alt=\"difference between python 2 and 3\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There were several routines in Python 2 that returned lists. In Python 3, it was decided to return iterable objects rather than lists. The following functionalities are included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>zip()<\/li><li>Dictionary\u2019s .key() method<\/li><li>filter()<\/li><li>Dictionary\u2019s .values() method<\/li><li>map()<\/li><li>Dictionary\u2019s .items() method<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quick-guide-difference-between-python-2-and-3-in-tabular-form\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"quick-guide-difference-between-python-2-and-3-in-tabular-form\"><\/span>Quick guide: Difference between Python 2 and 3 in tabular form<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Parameter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Python 2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Python 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Release Date<\/strong><\/td><td>2000<\/td><td>2003<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Syntax<\/strong><\/td><td>Python 2&#8217;s syntax was a little more challenging to understand.<\/td><td>The syntax is more understandable as compared to Python 2.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Function print<\/strong><\/td><td>print \u201chello\u201d<\/td><td>print (\u201chello\u201d)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Division factor for integer<\/strong><\/td><td>When you divide two numbers, you must always offer an integer value.<\/td><td>When two integers are divided, a float value is produced.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ordering rule comparisons<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>The rules for comparing and ordering items are quite complicated.<\/td><td>The rules for ordering comparisons have been simplified in this version.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Unicode<\/strong><\/td><td>To save Unicode string values, you must use the &#8220;u&#8221; keyword.<\/td><td>Strings are stored in Unicode by default in Python 3.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Variable leak<\/strong><\/td><td>While within the for-loop, the value of the global variable will change.<\/td><td>Variables&#8217; values remain constant.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Library support<\/strong><\/td><td>Many Python 2 libraries are incompatible with Python 3.<\/td><td>Many new programmers are writing libraries that can only be used with Python 3.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Exceptions<\/strong><\/td><td>Notations mostly prefer to encapsulate it.<\/td><td>It has to be covered by parentheses.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Iteration<\/strong><\/td><td>Iterations in Python 2 are done with xrange().<\/td><td>Iterations are now possible using the new Range() function.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-python-version-should-you-go-with\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-python-version-should-you-go-with\"><\/span>Which Python version should you go with?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the version that will benefit you the best based on your needs and what you want to execute. If Python 3.x allows you to achieve what you want, that&#8217;s fantastic! However, there are a few drawbacks of using the version, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Library support is slightly poorer.<\/li><li>2.x is still the default in several contemporary Linux distributions and Macs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But on the other hand, it is an excellent choice as long as Python 3.x is installed on the users&#8217; computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Python 3.x is also pre-installed on most Linux distributions, with practically all of them making it available to end-users. One limitation is that while Python 3 is available in the EPEL repository on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (through version 7), some users may not be authorised to install anything from add-on sites or unprotected places. Python 2 is also available as the default install in several distributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New programmers should introduce Python 3 by tutors. And they must familiarise the students with highlighting the difference between Python 2 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>Avoid starting any new development in Python 2 because it will be EOL (&#8220;End of Life&#8221;) in January 2020, which means all official support will end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"let-s-sum-up-the-discussion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"lets-sum-up-the-discussion\"><\/span>Let&#8217;s sum up the discussion!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that is very adaptable and interpreted. Python has increased in popularity since then and is now a popular choice for scripting and quick application development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Python 2 is still used in a number of older applications. Companies considering a Python 3 and want their employees should be aware of the variations in syntax and behaviour. This blog aims to explain the difference between Python 2 and 3 with examples. And we think we are successful in doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1643694055344\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-is-faster-python-2-or-3\"><\/span><strong>Which is faster, Python 2 or 3?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It has been seen that Python 3 is 1.19x faster as compared to Python 2.7.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1643694086696\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"should-i-use-python2-or-python3\"><\/span><strong>Should I use python2 or python3?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>For any new development, Python 3 is highly recommended. 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