Edmond Dantes wrote: > Dan wrote: > >> But taken out of that context, I'll challenge it. I was first exposed >> to Python about five or six years ago--my boss asked me to consider it. >> What I found was that the current version of Python was V2.2, but newest >> version (that I could find) that ran on VMS was V1.4. I decided to >> stick with Perl, which provides excellent support for VMS. > > What, you couldn't just take the latest source for Python and compile it > under VMS? > > :-) > > I say that in jest, but I am surprised there were no Unix/Linux libraries > available for VMS, which would've made the port easier -- and more up to > date. >
Well, I never looked into a port, but there were certainly Unix libraries available for VMS. (I believe VMS is POSIX-compliant, but don't quote me on that.) /Dan -- dedded att verizon dott net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
