1> python runs on most platforms out of the box.. with little/no porting
(even less then perl)
2> alot of redhat's controlpanel stuff was (and probably still is) written
in perl (try locate *.py sometime)
3> having python installed is more akin to having glib to run apps or
kdelibs to run kde apps it's interpreted which in a processing picture is
nothing more then adding a rather large abstraction layer.. (ie. some KDE
apps could run faster if they were coded right to xlib as would python
programs if they were coded in C or C programs coded in assembly)
I've played alittle with python, and think it's neat.. especialy for
large/longterm/multi developer efforts since it's soo easy to read...
however since I don't normaly play in that arena.. I stick with perl since
it alows me to write throw away code in seconds.. and since almost nothing
I do is similar to what I've done before.. this is perfect for me...
(though sometimes I find myself using python as a replacement for bc :) )
Every language has it's good and bad points (even if it's the uglyness or
prettyness of the code)...
I find language wars to often be unedjucated, trivial, and missleading..
below is an example... basicly s/he is saying "I don't know about this..
so it must be bad"
That being said I'm sure there is a better list for this talk :),
Chris
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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
>
> > No, but almost all Linux installations (particularly Red Hat's) have
> > Python installed already.
>
> I've seen quite a few Linux boxen and have several at home, but I've never seen
> Python installed on any of them. Maybe that's one of those "if you install
> the entire (redhat?) distribution" things?
>
> If I were considering some great new program written in Python, I'd be
> annoyed at having to install Python first, maybe even enough so that I
> would just do without. Maybe I'm in the minority, but if not, perhaps
> the "universality" of whatever this is written in should be considered.
> (You can't go wrong with good old C :)
>
> Another thought... I've never done any porting of software, but I would
> imagine that it'd be easier to design software to work on multiple
> platforms from the beginning rather than porting it later. Why limit
> this to Linux? If you could enlist #BSD/Solaris/whatever other
> programmers from the onset, you might end up with a finished product
> that's useful to a much broader audience. Maybe my outlook is different
> from others on this list, but I don't care which OS you throw in front of
> me as long as it's *nix. ;)
>
> My comments may sound critical, but they're not intended to. Just throwing
> ideas around. Please reply to the list because this address will bounce --
> I object to having my email address archived on the web.
>
> JM
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