[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I can't speak authoritatively for either PHP or J2SE, but I suspect the > latter at least has some signifiant monetary support (if not outright gobs > of human resources) from Sun. PHP seems to have a more limited application > domain (web apps) from which it has expanded a bit. Can I build a PHP site > out of the box with a PostgreSQL or Oracle backend?
I believe so, from having looked at the docs a while back, but I haven't tried it. > Does J2SE have something comparable to Numpy or scipy? I don't think so, but Python doesn't either. > While might do the occasional bit of Python hacking for free, I still need > to put food on the table. My employer doesn't care if MySQLdb (to use one > of your examples) is delivered with Python or not. They aren't likely to > want to support me to solve your problems. The same could be said of Tkinter (a large and complex library module) or IDLE (a full blown mid-sized application shipped with Python). The answer is the same for both: if you don't need to use a given module, then don't. Why would I expect your employer to solve my problems anyway, even if they relate to some module that you actually use? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
