Windows improves somewhat in areas where it has a strong competitor. It lies fallow in areas where it has a majority of the marketshare.
Windows is usable, but it's 3rd-rate software, after Linux and macOS. We should consider assisting Windows users on Windows, but there's nothing wrong with also reminding them that there are better alternatives available. On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 6:07 AM, Ian Stapleton Cordasco < graffatcolmin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Windows is a fine developer environment and consistently getting better. > Let's not discourage people from learning to cure on the operating systems > they're already comfortable with. If you can't help them, don't try to make > them learn yet another thing as a barrier to learning Python > > Sent from my phone with my typo-happy thumbs. Please excuse my brevity > > On Sep 8, 2017 11:31, "Peter Bittner" <peter.bitt...@gmx.net> wrote: > >> If you can get hold of a computer running GNU/Linux, e.g. a machine >> running an Ubuntu desktop, that would be ideal. >> >> Windows is not ideal for developing software (well, that's my personal >> opinion). Especially the path issues you don't have on other systems. >> In my experience you have everything easily at hand with a GNU/Linux >> system. Ubuntu or Mint are lovely and very popular. Even a Mac is >> better suited, though that requires some hacking (installing a a >> package manager) to set more potential free. Try them, it will make >> your life so much easier. >> >> Peter >> >> >> 2017-09-08 18:19 GMT+02:00 Kyrian Okoroama <kyrian...@yahoo.com>: >> > Hi >> > >> > No I do not have those. >> > >> > Should I install them or one? >> > >> > >> > Kyrian Okoroama .C. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Friday, September 8, 2017 05:50:31 PM CEST, Peter >> > Bittner <peter.bitt...@gmx.net> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Do you have Bash (a GNU/Linux shell) on your Windows machine? >> > >> > If that's the case start the Bash terminal application and type >> "python". >> > Python should already be installed and easily accessible there from any >> > directory. >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > >> > 2017-09-08 16:09 GMT+02:00 Ian Stapleton Cordasco >> > <graffatcolmin...@gmail.com>: >> >> Your IDE does not seem to be able to find where you installed Python. >> This >> >> has nothing to do with pylint >> >> >> >> Sent from my phone with my typo-happy thumbs. Please excuse my brevity >> >> >> >> On Sep 8, 2017 09:06, "Kyrian Okoroama via code-quality" >> >> <code-quality@python.org> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi there >> >>> >> >>> I am totally new to programming language. However I am running the >> online >> >>> free course on Alison on Python programming language, which I have >> >>> installed >> >>> according to instructions on the video but I having issues Debugging >> my >> >>> first Hello World script. >> >>> see attached files >> >>> >> >>> kindly help. >> >>> >> >>> Kyrian Okoroama .C. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> code-quality mailing list >> >>> code-quality@python.org >> >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/code-quality >> > >> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> code-quality mailing list >> >> code-quality@python.org >> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/code-quality >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> code-quality mailing list >> code-quality@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/code-quality >> > > _______________________________________________ > code-quality mailing list > code-quality@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/code-quality > > -- Dan Stromberg
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