Ok, thanks everyone. I just need to spend more time with this stuff. It's definitely slow going.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:25:53 AM UTC+5:30, Ben Finney wrote: > > Chris Angelico writes: > > > > Try learning Python itself, rather than playing around with extension > > > packages like pytz. > > > To be fair, "You need to install 'pytz' to work correctly with date and > > time values" is correct advice. If the OP doesn't install it early, then > > works with timestamps, problems are inevitable -- at which point "oh, you > > needed to do that first" will be inevitable. It's lose-lose. > > Yes > > > It's a sad fact that MS Windows has completely useless timezone support, > > and this "install a third-party package" hurdle is a cost that is paid > > by all people trying to set up Python on MS Windows. > > About MS-lacunae Ive nothing to say > > [Just head over to a debian list like users or vote or.. and witness the > riot going on over systemd... Hard to believe all's right in Linux-land] > > As for this OP and similar problems -- yes python is in a peculiar > position. > Because of 'batteries included' beginners can do powerful stuff. > However sometimes the batteries need to be supplemented. > And then there's a problem -- its not clear whether > - the beginner is having classic noob problems. > Expert just needs to tweak a command a bit and he's sailing > - the beginner is in somewhat uncharted (research-needed) land -- charting > the route between mutually complementary AND competing setup tools > > I believe python must be some sort of record setter in this that > o pip is a replacement for easy_install > o you install pip with easy_install > > !! > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
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