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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
that combines remarkable power with very clear syntax.  Python's basic power
can be extended with your own modules written in C or C++.  Python is also
adaptable as an extension language for existing applications.

Python 3 (a.k.a. "Python 3000" or "Py3k") is a new version of the language that
is incompatible with the 2.x line of releases.  The language is mostly the
same, but many details, especially how built-in objects like dictionaries and
strings work, have changed considerably, and a lot of deprecated features have
finally been removed.  Also, the standard library has been reorganized in a few
prominent places.

It is safe to install this on a system which already has 2.x version of Python.