What I meant to ask is whether Julia code written with a pycall dependency could at some point be compiled and distributed self contained.
But point taken, thanks. On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 8:46:39 PM UTC-4, John Myles White wrote: > > I think if you're hoping to read a tutorial, then Julia is not the right > language for you until it hits 1.0. At the moment, the one true Julia > tutorial is reading the Julia source code. > > I wouldn't worry about the concept of an "exe". > > -- John > > On Oct 28, 2014, at 5:42 PM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > Thanks very much. > > Would it be conceivably possible at some point to include python > functions called from pycall, in a future julia exe? > > I already have a decent grasp of python, but trying to decide if its worth > learning the syntax of the entire scipy system if I will be switching to > julia later. > > The lack of tutorials for data science in julia is the main factor I'm > pondering now. > > On Saturday, October 25, 2014 11:13:43 AM UTC-4, John Myles White wrote: >> >> I’m very conservative about recommeinding Julia these days. I’d say that, >> as a beginner to programming, you may find Julia to be a difficult ride. I >> think you’ll find Julia quite easy to learn after you’ve already mastered >> Python. >> >> — John >> >> On Oct 24, 2014, at 9:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> > Hi Everyone, >> > >> > I'v posted the below questions on reddit julia , and wanted to elicit >> additional input from the group. I'm trying to figure out which system >> (python vs julia) to invest in, Any feedback would be appreciated. >> > >> > >> http://www.reddit.com/r/Julia/comments/2k4dtm/experience_with_pycall_in_action/ >> >> - How robust is pycall? Can I rely on it to do database connections and >> beautiful soup scraping? >> > >> > >> http://www.reddit.com/r/Julia/comments/2k79mn/is_there_something_about_julia_that_facilitates/ >> >> - julia vs python types for simulations. Using julia types in simulations. >> > >> > Thanks! >> >> >
