On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:29:26 +0000, Colin Paice wrote: >Does Python have to run in Unix services? > Does ISPF have to run in TSO?
Does a bear have to ...? What's a "scripting" language? <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripting_language> A scripting language or script language is a programming language for a runtime system that automates the execution of tasks that would otherwise be performed individually by a human operator. I think of the difference between a novel and a theatrical script. The former is a work of literary art; the latter a list of instructions for performers to present a dramatic work. Which languages primarily perform computations; which primarily control facilities of the underlying OS. Many articles stress the distinction between interpreted and compiled languages. I consider that an insignificant implementation detaiil >It should be possible to write some glue code so you can do things like >"ADDRESS LINKMVS ..." a > I forgot LINKMVS in my rhetoric below. Writing the glue is not trivial. > ... nd other facilities from Python. >I use both languages - for me it is horses for courses. > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 14:23, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 08:32:11 -0500, Mark Regan wrote: >> > >> https://medium.com/theropod/top-8-reasons-for-using-python-instead-of-rexx-for-z-os-a6b67f8210a6 >> > >> Does it support ADDRESS SYSCALL? >> >> Does it support ADDRESS ISREDIT? >> >> Does it support ADDRESS ISPF? >> >> Does it provide alternatives for many constructs where Rexx uses compound >> symbols? Not merely associative arrays but also related OS interfaces such >> as OUTTRAP? >> >> Does it support regular expressions? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
