python version 2.7.3 usable?

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The current documentation for 10.1 says that Python version 2.7 is compatible with ArcGIS, but does that mean 2.7.x? Wondering because I am thinking of installing the current version of GeanyPy, a Python plug-in for Geany -- text editor similar to PyScripter but with code folding =0, however missing interpreter functionality, hence GeanyPy. This plug-in requires the installation of Python 2.7.3, and will likely upgrade to 2.7.4 in the future (if it comes out). I need to know if ArcGIS 10.1 will like these newer flavors of 2.7 before I mess everything up. Thanks.

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. I need to know if ArcGIS 10.1 will like these newer flavors of 2.7 before I mess everything up. Thanks.

Esri product team folks have told me that although they recommend sticking with the version shipped with ArcGIS, any 2.7.x version should work if you need to update Python to be compatible with some third-party package. With 10.0, any 2.6.x should be okay.