Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Steve - Gadget Barnes
On 01/02/2017 04:25, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > Thanks all. > > Hansel - Thank you, that makes sense. I actually already do a mini > version of that at the place I'm leaving, but devs are only using > Linux/Mac host machines, and we only a Linux VM. It's reassuring to hear > that sort of setup is

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Jonathan Hartley
Thanks all. Hansel - Thank you, that makes sense. I actually already do a mini version of that at the place I'm leaving, but devs are only using Linux/Mac host machines, and we only a Linux VM. It's reassuring to hear that sort of setup is still feasible when extended to Windows hosts, and Wi

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Hansel Dunlop
It should be possible to have your Python app/s in docker containers (which can be run anywhere via VirtualBox or natively where available) and also run your windows Dev VMs via VirtualBox. Then this setup can be replicated across Mac/Linux/Win. That's your Dev environment. Then in production you h

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Jonathan Hartley
Lots of good thoughts so far, thanks to everyone. Anand, I deeply appreciate your contributions, but what exactly did you mean by: "set up Linux containers but make things available on Windows" ? On 01/31/2017 10:26 AM, Anand Kumria wrote: I'd probably start with utilising setting up Linux V

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Walter Prins
Hi To add to the other good avice that's been given: You might want to look into NSSM, the Non Sucking Service Manager, to wrap your python services into Windows services. It makes it a doddle on Windows to wrap almost any application as a service. We have wrapped some node services and some oth

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Anand Kumria
I'd probably start with utilising setting up Linux VMs / containers but make things available on Windows. Keep in mind that .Net (and thus C#, F#) also run on Linux as well, and those VMs / containers tend to be cheaper overall. A On 31/01/17 15:02, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm jo

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Steve Holden
Hi Jonathan, Congrats on the new role. One thing I'd observe is that in my (outdated and limited) experience, writing a windows service is much harder than writing a Linux daemon if it has to acknowledge and interact with the desktop environment - see https://lostechies.com/keithdahlby/2011/08/13

Re: [python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Tom Wright
If people on the internet agree with you does it help you win arguments :), if so you should definitely use linux... One potentially interesting alternative is the UNIX implementation on windows 10. I've no experience, but would be interested in others' (including yours). I would throw two additi

[python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

2017-01-31 Thread Jonathan Hartley
Hey all, I'm joining a small company with an existing service-based infrastructure written in C# & F#, on Windows Server on AWS. They want me to write some new services in Python. I'm wondering whether to host these Python services on Linux or on Windows. In favour of Linux: L1. I'm by fa

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2017-01-31 Thread Joe Jolly
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