Personally, I would like for IBM to fully support all of the popular languages in TSO, including languages that I don't particularly like.
Is there a reason that you prefer Python to, e.g., Ruby? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Kirk Wolf [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS I'm shocked that most ibm-mainers are not convinced by this paper :-) More seriously, I would add a couple of points: - Whether or not you like Python or think that it is weak tea compared to REXX, you should support getting a good Python implementation on z/OS. Our favorite platform will be more attractive if it runs popular languages - and Python is king these days. - Python isn't perfect, but it is seriously nice. This judgement is based on the amazing software that I have seen written in it. Try one example: Meld is a terrific FOSS visual diff / merge tool that is multi-platform and written in Python. Try it out and then look at the source code. https://secure-web.cisco.com/1-DQnXfwpC26ohfHFP3EZHYaim8-tH0agBazkqe2qFbpOzEWMtVJvlurwUg8bbFjwm_BCTOD0wZqh4J4KtMrxcaficvtGyQsBlV7MNk0t3k83HHCO8R2_uXlQPPr-jsnoaPUmbf3SbnujEmDNwRiF267Sv3PAHbpnnaOnVcava3-qAKbtzUmwWzV_UX5KEF49tm4BMYe_ABsztOLPbPoLGp8IFcBKOq5H15sCgIlPyoYFOKdrTwoQxe4CPLvzXNuxRbsqD6KP7C8KEY_c7dF-CnihNwjymVFFQ0i6mrRvntE6rut9KtCKLfK7QeU9q0NY4nuxm-rPuK2WwEXfa5O2YR5X6Qqf0g3jOfAp_TsyW5sHZ_YmDpxaRs-E9fXp5FxRDU4MMu4j07ls5M5Igg7AY8q1h1BWP07uC0Ka733L52OuWvq9d0NVjeruWZsSRLMWu_wLCmXny5ACuavBe4usiQ/https%3A%2F%2Fmeldmerge.org%2F - I agree that Python on z/OS could use some native libraries to do z/OS interfaces like REXX. Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://secure-web.cisco.com/1boa1zjXJx_MkxhR1wjVZUxNqcSXHlJo-qLnoubfwzecIhD0urqW8Xf45pV6K1BGMuWHuEBraIZbAX1jEH-FTv5wNoLAMvu1yq_7IkWcBXPE03XjbzWZqFzCDn8YYyNAxbnY0wA0EfVvsrRmzUW2Kv19GCAPZNeJpUWLNkvsa-eQp-3xi6efmSkxc684ciJ5ugDYu3gj78saGlZL4Oo103Tnm8UDctG2qqyeIwdykrJ0HoZfNxz7qAaTtjHwd-jwfh4Cy8Gn3oc3mR7joqjsMiYPHlZMAr8bZwX0Bc-EzTr3zevCoVHh3jpEHd09ilmXYYhmObZ3hfEujNiUBreaBD34slwxpnbOOfQhw-U9AiZF9UaQZtJwIf-a_wp85wmtzasaM4a63VIa1_EsMYbfaPVPXDLv_9DXmxhVfCBXMO0fMQe-wHpdCQKpzDjkiEcRG/http%3A%2F%2Fdovetail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
