Greetings list, I wanted to make some suggestion about the Python interpreter but since it's more high-level, i decided to post it here instead of python-ideas.
Well, concerning distributing Python apps, a natural way is to compile to native executables. But, another way is to have a python-specific executable which specifically requires the Python interpreter to be installed on the system. To that end, i propose -- Self-updating Python distributions -- Distributions which notify about new releases -- Easy compilation to python-specific executable (.pyz is a good candidate) -- More robust native Gui facilities Python has evolved quite a lot, it's past the scripting level. It has it's own VM. I suggest Python consider the Java approach. Java distributions are more os-integrated than Python's. Python is like <<Oh wait i don't want to let the user know he has a Python distribution on his system. Hide me!>> Compare to Java, let's say you want to download a Java app, the popular Maltego for example. If you don't have Java installed it will tell: <<Hey you know what, there is something called Java, go get it else i won't move a muscle>> Also Python adopts a .jar file approach, making .pyz generation more intelligent. .jar file generation is a breeze. Gui side, i suggest some more powerful tools. In Java using JavaFx, you can really build cool apps, in Python you don't have it natively. You can use stylesheets etc (which PyQt has to some extent). Java's standard library even has splash-screen utilities. It shows that they care for app-making. Well, even while many say that Java is bloated, it still finds it's way in many different hardwares. The idea is not to copy-cat Java but to learn from it. Python is way cooler, but it needs some tuning. Yours, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer pythonmembers.club <http://www.pythonmembers.club/> | github <https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ> Mauritius -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
