On May 15, 7:30 am, Anthony Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > #1 Does python have something like javas .jar packages.
Yes. .egg files. > #2 What database do people recommend for using with python that is > easy to distribute across linux, mac, windows. Depends on your needs: 1. Berkely DB - not relational, zero administration, very fast (bundled with Python). 2. SQLite - zero administration, quite fast (bundled with Python). 3. MySQL - relational database server, fast, GPL 4. Oracle - relational database server, sluggish, commercial > #3 Is there any equivalent to jfreechart and jfreereport > (http://www.jfree.orgfor details) in python. Yes. reportlab matplotlib > #4 If I write a program a test it with python-wxgtk2.6 under linux are > the program windows likely to look right under windows and mac? Yes. But you should test anyway. > #5 someone said that they used to use python but stopped because the > language changed or made stuff depreciated Python is no worse than Java with respect to that. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list