Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Oct 2008 21:04 UTC, submitted by ganges master
Python 2.6 has been released on October 1st. The major theme of this release is preparing the migration path to Python 3.0, a major redesign of the language. Whenever possible, Python 2.6 incorporates new features and syntax from 3.0 while remaining compatible with existing code by not removing older features or syntax. See the what's new docs for more details.
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I don't think 3.0 will be adopted for a long time. So if you wish to distribute your applications, or if you do web applications (e.g. Django, Turbogears) and serve on a hosted platform, even 2.6 will be too new target.
Many distributions still only have Python 2.4.
For personal projects, sure, go ahead and use Python 3.0, it needs testing.