How can I install Python 3x and 2x into same machine? [duplicate]

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Can I install python 3.x and 2.x on the same computer?

I am learning Python which I started with 3.2. Now I know basics and want to use some frameworks to learn web development. Here, I came to notice Django doesn't supports Python 3x yet.

So, I need to use Python 2x on same machine. How can I install both?

PS. I am currently using Windows XP.

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Just install them normally. By default each version of Python is installed to a different path, and won't conflict. Python 3 and Python 2 don't even use the same executable name (python vs python3), so there's not a lot to worry about.

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they will install into C:\Python27, and C:\Python32 by default.
no conflicts.

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i didn't want to answer this but i have to since you might have a problem that no one is talking about lol

first don't install python from the official website go to activestate and download activepython for python 2,7

here's a direct link

http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/2.7.2.5/ActivePython-2.7.2.5-win32-x86.msi

activepython will help a lot when downloading packages trust me, so to install django, open pypm and type pypm install django

learn python 2.x and not 3.x because:

1-All the modules work on 2.x and not 3.x, python is a modular language, it's useless if you can't find modules

2- python 2.x will be there for at least 5 years so there's a long time for you to get started on 3.x maybe by then it will be more supported

3-now we are using 2.7, starting from 2.5 python started doing small changes to help programmers have a smooth transition from 2.x and 3.x, so when 2.9 arrives it will look a lot like 3.x

4-if you installed 2.7 and 3.2 on xp and lets say you made 2.7 your default version, which is the right thing to do, then there's a big possibility that 3.2 won't work, it will give you this error: Error runtime

program C:\python32\pythonw.py

this application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way, please contact the application support team for more information

so it will just give you a headache lol