On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 5:15:31 PM UTC-4, mm0fmf wrote: > On 26/07/2015 20:17, E.D.G. wrote: > > "E.D.G." <edgrs...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message > > news:jf6dnqimoz_gxc7inz2dnuu7-s2dn...@earthlink.com... > > > > Posted by E.D.G. July 26, 2015 > > > > These are some additional comments related to my original post. > > > > The effort I have been discussing actually involves developing a > > totally free version of some language that scientists around the world > > could easily install and use. > > > > > > 1. With my own science related Perl programs I provide people with .exe > > versions in addition to the .pl versions. And for the .pl versions, at > > one of my Web sites there is actually an entire Perl programming > > language directory available in a .zip package. So, people can download > > the file, unzip it, and then save it as the Perl directory and .pl > > programs will then run on that computer. We would like to be able to do > > the same thing with Python if we start working with that language. And > > a response in another post indicates that this should be possible. > > > > 2. Python looks especially attractive because so many people are using > > it. And I myself have a friend who is a very experienced professional > > Python programmer. On the other hand, there are so many versions of > > Python that it might be difficult at first to determine which one to > > start with. > > > > 3. I asked that Python programmer if Python could run on an Internet > > server as a CGI program. And the answer was "I have no idea." So, > > amusingly, apparently even experienced professional programmers don't > > know everything there is to know about a given programming language! > > > > 4. I myself know that Perl programs will run on Internet servers as CGI > > programs and have written several myself using a development program > > called Xampp to create and test them before installing them on the > > server computer. > > > > 5. My retired professional programming colleague has now told me that > > he downloaded and installed the ActiveState Windows version of Python > > with no difficulties. So, that is encouraging news. > > > > 6. He said that he is looking around for a good IDE for Python and > > found one called "Eric" that he is checking. > > > > 7. With my Perl language programs I have developed a resource that will > > do the following. And I imagine that this could also be done with > > Python. This resource can't be developed with many and probably most > > programming languages. > > > > In part because of limited calculation speeds it can take one of > > my important probability calculation Perl programs as much a two hours > > to run and create all of the necessary data arrays. Many, many millions > > of calculations are involved. And once everything is set, for time > > limitation reasons it would be ordinarily be impossible to make any > > changes to the data or to the original program code without losing all > > of the data. > > > > So, I have developed a special Perl program that makes that > > possible. And as I said, I am guessing that this approach would also > > work with Python. > > > > When the Perl program is done with its calculations, instead of > > ending it jumps to another Perl program. But all of the data in the > > arrays it created remain active in memory. The original program code > > can then be changed. The second Perl program is then told that the > > changes are complete and that it should return to the first program. > > Perl then attempt to recompile the original code. If it is successful > > it then uses the new code and does whatever is specified. The > > previously created arrays are still active in memory using the same > > array names etc. > > > > If there was an error in the new code, a Windows screen appears > > explaining that there was an error and the compilation ends. But, the > > data remain in the active computer memory. > > > > Changes can then be are made to the program code to fix the > > error. And, the second Perl program is told to try again. If there are > > no new errors the first program recompiles and runs using the already > > created arrays etc. > > > > This is a very useful resource for scientists as it lets them > > create and test new program code without having to recreate all of the > > data arrays. And as I stated, it would probably not be possible to > > develop such a resource with most programming languages. > > > > Regards, > > > > E.D.G. > > > > Am I the only person thinking Troll?
Yes. --Ned. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
