On 8 Nov., 08:52, Michel Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In our company we are looking for one language to be used as default > language. So far Python looks like a good choice (slacking behind > Java). A few requirements that the language should be able cope with > are: > > * Database access to Sybase. > This seems to be available for python, but the windows-binaries for > the library > are not available. Self-Compiling them proved to be non-trivial (As > always > on windows). > * Easy GUI creation. > Solved using PyQt. > * Cross Platform (Linux + Windows). > Again, PyQt, solves this > * Easy deployment. > Solved using py2exe + innosetup > * Charting (Histograms, Line charts, bar charts, pie charts, ...) > I am currently looking into PyQwt, which looks promising. > * Report generation with GUI support > reportlab + rml? > > So far, nearly all point seems to be manageable. But I was not yet > able to find a solution for the report generation. What we would like > to have is a sort of GUI interface to prepare the reports without > having to "code" the positioning. I found reportlab, and it looks like > it can do all that is needed in terms of output. But you still have to > code the report. And this is a no go. In context, I found RML and saw > links to graphical RML editors. But I have not yet found a concrete > example code, or documentation. What am I missing? Is RML a reportlab > creation or is it a recognised open standard? If not, is there an open > standard, that is easily to process with python? > > Any pointers? I would prefer coding Python to coding Java or > worse..... VB ;) which is another contender in our roundup.
I've been using Java since 1998, and Python for just about a year. I've tried to do an objective analysis of the two languages. Both languages have good and weak points, but personally I'd choose Python. In the end, its a matter of personal taste and preferences. They're both good languages. Try them both and see which one you like. Also, try to write a wishlist for what you'd like in a language, and then compare the wishlist to Java and Python. About graphing - you should really try the NumPy/Matplotlib combination. Works similar to MatLab. About VB - I've coded a lot of VB. It is a very easy language to start out with and it's based on .NET. Again, it depends on your needs, but make that wishlist and compare with Java and Python. Good luck! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
